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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: ITOCHU ARTS AND CRATFS COMPANY <hashi_ituko@gmail.cn> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 22:55:38 -0500
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED


ITOCHU ARTS AND CRATFS COMPANY INCORPORATED.
...excellence without boundries....
26th May, 2006.

Goodday,
I am Hashi Ituko, Marketing Manager of Itochu Arts and Crafts
Company, we are a group of Creative Artists and Desiginers, who deal on
Arts and Crafts and export some of our Collections into
America/Canada/Africa/Europe and Asia .

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our costumers, as well as making payments through you to
us.
Your job is absolutely legal. You do not need any capital to start.
Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be
very glad.

Please contact our President/CEO,
Dr. kahusa Kobayashi,
E-mail:pre_iacci_arts1@gmail.cn

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

Very Respectfully,
Hashi Ituko.

ITOCHU ARTS AND CRATFS COMPANY INCORPORATED.
Creative Design for Import / Export
AT Bldg. 9F,1-18-9 Nihonbashi-Ningyocho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo,103-0013, JAPAN.

Note: This is not in any way a spam mail. I believe you come across
such mails regularly, but we are new in arts and crafts business
and we are just trying to expand our business and create Job
opportunities around the world.

OUR WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!

Thanks in advance.

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or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. IACCI
have taken precautions to minimise the risk of transmitting
software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on
any attachment to this message. IACCI cannot accept liability for
any loss or damage caused by software viruses. If you are the intended
recipient and you do not wish to receive similar electronic messages from us
in future then please respond to the sender to this effect.




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