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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: infoabrasives@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 05:00:37 -0400
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Ref No.0101,

Hello VICTIMNAME,


First i must thank you for picking up the consideration to be our payment officer via our customers who are already and able to pay some of the outstanding bills,Our website is below this message for your view.
Well we are an organisation that started years ago although there are quite some numbers of such organisations here in china but ours is made with a difference.
China Abrasives Import and Export Corporation(CAIEC) is the specialized foreign trade company, which chiefly engages in exporting and imorting abrasives raw materials, abrasives finished products and relevant machinery and equipment.
The corporation has its office in Zhingzhou, Henan province, its branch in Shenzhen, Hainan, branch office in Shanghai, Qingdao, liaison office in Beijing.

Our production area covers 5,000 square meters and is home to our production, fitting and surface treatment shops as well as our warehouse and offices. With an annual business volume of USD40,000,000 and a registered capital of USD3,650,000, we are exporting to clients in America, Canada,Australia and Europe country.

we believe in the production of superior, professional and innovative products and putting our client first.
If you are interested in any of our product line or would like to discuss an OEM order, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Surprise to say that your role in this endeavour is to serve as our agent to get to our customers who buys our product and helping us collecting their outstanding money which they owe to our company, you will be given a commission of 12% for any payment made through you to us, futhermore you are to deduct any expenses that might come up during this transaction sure as fuel or gasoline,transportaton, hotel lodging and bank wire transfer charges e.t.c from the total fund collected and you will be given instruction on how to remitte the balance funds to us in turn.
Therefore you don?t have to spend your money but rather we pay for your services as our representative.
Please be adviced that we will have to begin the necessary process of approving you as our agent/partner on our receipt of your understanding and your sincere abilities. Upon receipt of your mail we will inform you on the next step to follow as regards our approval for you to being our representative.

Please forward the following information
(1)FULL NAMES
(2)FULL ADDRESS
(3)DIRECT PHONE NUMBER
(4) COUNTRY
(5)OCCUPATION

Note:Endeavour to indicate your reference number as above in all of your correspondence with us.

Thanks in advance.
Mrs.Chen Mao Kong.

CHINA ABRASIVES IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION(CAIEC).,
183 Zhongyuan Zhong Road,
Zhingzhou City, China 450006.
http://www.allproducts.com/prc/abrasives/showroom1.html




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