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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Bukka xjun" <bukka101@msn.com>
Reply-To: wellkang101@uk2.net
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 14:20:46 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER

WELLKANG INTERNATIONAL,
Import/Export Limited.
 switch to English
Wellkang Ltd
Suite B
29 Harley Street
LONDON  W1G 9QR
England
United Kingdom
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
         My Name is John Allen, the Director of Wellkang International. 
We are a group of business men who deal on consumer goods commodities as well as label production and certification of industrial products from highly using world-class manufacturing (WCM) methods such as single minute exchange of die (SMED) from Art and Craft processes with production of Rubber and PVC profiles, seals and body trimmings for automobiles and export into the Canada/America and Europe.
 
  I am currently running my business from my Newton Abbot,UK Office where I am located for now.
 
  We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America,Europe and Asia as well as making payments through you to us.
 
  We are searching for credible representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada,USA and a large part of Europe and Asia as well as recieving payments from our esteemed clients/customers as a result of expansion of our services and streamlining of our official task/routines before us.
 
  Please if you are interested in transacting business with us, we will be very glad and open to accept you into our business team with 10% benefit to you from any payment recieved from our esteemed customers to you on behalf of our Company.
 
But all we just need is trust,and I hope we can rely on you.
 
 Please if you are interested do get back to me on my private email: (wellkang101@uk2.net
)
Please note that your areas of specialization or occupation is of no relevant to resolve to assisting us. Please do endevour to fill the form below to enable us creat a file for you and prepare every necessary documentation that will be needed in this transaction.
(1) Your Full Names,
(2) Your Contact Address,
(3) your Working Experience,
(4) The Name Of Your Company(if any),
(5) Your Contact Phone Number(your direct line).
 
Thanks in anticipation of your co-operation.
 
John Allen.
Director,
WELLKANG INTERNATIONAL,


Import/Export Limited.

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