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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: "GARY MOORE" <kompass_internationa50@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 02:30:53 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE IS BEEN NEEDED URGENTly

KOMPASS INTERNATIONAL
iver Bend Technology Centre, Northbank, Irlam
Manchester, Lancashire M44 5BD
United Kingdom
Phone: +44-702-406-0873
Fax: +44-871-251-6367
Email:gary_moore_12@yahoo.co.uk



REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED URGENT

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Gary Moore of Kompass International, we are a
group of business men who deal on raw materials and import/export
into America/Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our costumers in
America/Europe as well as making payments through you to
us. If you are interested in transacting business with us
we will be very glad.

You would be paid 10% of every payment made through you us.
Subject to your satisfactory we shall be introducing you to our
costumers in Europe/America.
Please if you are interested kindly do get back to us and we
shall furnish you with further fruitful information’s.

Do get back to us via the below email address gary_moore@fadmail.com
any response to this email address would not be answered do get
back to us via our email address gary_moore_12@yahoo.co.uk

Yours Truly

Gary Moore
Accounts

Kompass International

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