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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Julian Barry" <barryjuliansec2@msn.com>
Reply-To: julian_barry_esq@myway.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:04:08 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our organization CHINA
METALLURGICAL COMPANY (CMC).We are experts in the sales of Metallurgical
Equipments. We export to the Canada/America and some parts of Europe.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of
getting our funds from our costumers in the Canada/America/Europe as well as
making payments through these representatives to us. Please, if you are
interested in transacting business in view of helping us, so that our
costumers could make payment to us through you our representative.

Compensations and other benefits would be arranged based on the duration of
your service. Contact us for more information, if this proposal is accepted.
Please get back to us so that remuneration can be worked out for your
services as our representative in either CANADA or UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
or MEXICO, as your location shall determine a lot.

For further information and enquiries, you could write back to the Vice
President CHINA METALLURGICAL COMPANY (CMC) Dr Chin Yong;
dr_chin_yong@asiamail.com We anticipate your earliest response in this
regard.

Thanks,
Mrs. Julian Barry
Secretary
CHINA METALLURGICAL COMPANY(CMC).

Please be informed that you will not use your fund/money in this
transaction. Our company will pay you 10% of every transaction.

OUR WEB SITE IS UNDER DESIGN FOR NOW PLEASE DO BEAR WITH US


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