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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: =?big5?q?Wbc=20Wbc?= <secretary_wbc87@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: dr_bcollin01@msn.com
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 06:00:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Be Our Representative


§Ú¦³·sªº¹q¶l¦a§}¡I§A²{¥i¹q¶lµ¹§Ú¡Gsecretary_wbc87@yahoo.com.hk

WOLWISHBOND COMPANY INCOPORATED

60 Merriman Road,Blackheath

London SE3 8RZ

England.



Dear Friend,



It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our organisation. We are experts in the sale of raw materials and we export into Canada/America and some parts of Europe. We are searching for reliable representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America/Europe as well as legally receiving cash and all forms of payment on our behalf from them as our Representative.


Please if you are interested in transacting business in view of helping us,so our clients could be making payment to you being our representative, we will be very glad. Compensations will be given and other benefits.


Contact us for more information, If this proposal is acceptable to you.Please get back to us, so that a remuneration can be worked out for your services as our representative in Canada/America/Europe as your location shall determine. For futher informations and enquiries, you are to write to:


Dr. Barry Collin : dr_bcollin01@msn.com


Consultant. WOLWISHBOND COMPANY INCOPORATED (WBC INC) We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.


Thanks.

SECRETARY.

WOLWISHBOND COMPANY INCOPORATED (WBC INC)




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