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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: "Micheal Bunn" <michealbunn2003@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:02:50 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL..........

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr MICHEAL B.NUNN, Foreign Transaction Officer of New East Grace
International corporation [a company based in China].

New East Grace Corporation is one of the largest professional foreign trade
to mainly deal with both the Importing and Exporting of textile goods
including garments, cotton fabrics, blended knitting goods, woollen fabrics,
silk garments and toys, ships and vessels, packaged machinery equipment,
hardware tools & electrical tools, air conditioners, raw materials of
western medicine, rolled steels, photographic films, cocoa products,light
industrial products and office equipment,and export into Canada, America and
Europe,therefore being a General Merchantile Company.

We currently run our business from Asia and Europe but I will be
communicating with you from our United Kingdom Office where I am currently
located for now.

We are searching for staffs who can help us establish and expand our
company.

We are looking forward in having our branch offices open in this regions as
medium of getting to our customers in Canada, America and Europe to stand as
our representative and receive payments from our clients on our behalf.

If you are interested as in individual or company we will be glad to work
with you.

Please contact us for more information.Subject to your satisfaction you will
be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for
your services as our representative in Canada/America and Europe.

Please if you are interested, forward to us your phone number/fax and your
full contact addresses.

Also note that your areas of specialization or occupation is of no relevance
to resolve to assisting us.


MR MICHEAL B.NUNN
[Foreign Transaction Officer]
NEW EAST GRACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION.

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