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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: "Pui Chinlee" <p_chinlee21@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:42:14 +0000
Subject: Be Our Agent

Hello,

Complements of the season and best wishes on behalf of the management and
staff of Hongfushi Textile Company, Shenzhen, China.

Our company deals in textiles manufactured in Asia and we export same to
North America (United States, Canada and the Carribeans). We are currently
short of staff on the ground and hence, we urgently require individuals who
will be willing to become representatives of our company in their areas. All
you will be required to do for now is to track our customers who have
received goods from us, and retrieve outstanding payments from them, on
behalf of the company.

Be rest assured that you will not need to quit your present employment and
you will be entitled to an agency fee of at least 10% of the total amount
collected.

If interested in becoming an agent, or if not clear about any of the
details, don't hesitate to contact me.

Yours truly,
Chinlee, P.I.
Exports Manager.


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