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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: "Martins Kevlin" <martins_kevlin39@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:26:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Get back to me


JIANGSU TIANYIN,
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO LTD,
ROOM 06-08,FLOOR 12B,
LIJIN ASIA ENTERPRISES CENTER,
NO.19 WUNJING ROAD,SHANGAI,CHINA
WWW.CHINATIANYIN.COM


UNITED KINGDOM OFFICE:
FLOOR 3&4, NEWTON HOUSE,
132, NEW BOND STREET,
LONDON, W1S2UD.
ENGLAND.


SOLICITING FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY.


I REPRESENT THE ABOVE NAMED COMPANY BASED IN CHINA. MY COMPANY
MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY AND EXPORT PHARMACEUTICS, AGRICULTURAL, TEXTILE AND
CHEMICAL EGINEERING PRODUCTS FOR WORLD TRADE.

WE ARE SEARCHING FOR REPRESENTATIVES WHO CAN HELP US ESTABLISH A MEDIUM
OF GETTING TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA AS WELL AS MAKING
PAYMENTS THROUGH THEM AS PAYMENT OFFICERS. IN OUR JUST CONCLUDED ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING (AGM) I AS REGIONAL MANAGER OF THIS MULTINATIONAL COMPANY
HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO RELATE WITH YOU BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNICATION
PROBLEM FACED BY MOST OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, SINCE MANY OF THEM CANNOT READ,
SPEAK OR WRITE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXCEPT CHINNESE WHICH IS OUR OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE.

IN VIEW OF THIS YOU ARE EXPECTED TO RELATE DIRECTLY WITH ME AS THE
COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE SINCE I HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO CONTACT YOU AND GIVE
THEM FREQUENT UPDATE ABOUT OUR ACTIVITIES.

MOST OF OUR CUSTOMERS PAY OUT IN CASH, CHEQUES,MONEY ORDERS,WIRE
TRANSFER AND WE DO NOT HAVE AN ACCOUNT IN U.S.A AND CANADA PRESENTLY THAT
WILL CLEAR THIS MONEY. IT IS UPON THIS NOTE THAT WE SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE
TO STAND IN AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

ALSO, AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE, YOU WILL RECEIVE 10% OF WHATEVER AMOUNT
YOU CLEAR FOR THE COMPANY AND THE BALANCE WILL BE PAID TO THE COMPANY'S
ACCOUNT OFFICER.

THEREFORE, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING OUR REPRESENTATIVE
COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW AND SEND VIA EMAIL OR FAX:

NAME:............................................................................................

COMPANYNAME:..............................................................................

ADDRESS:.......................................................................................

CITY:............................................................................................

STATE:.…...................................
ZIPCODE....................................

COUNTRY:.......................................................................................

TEL:..................................
FAX:...........................….........................

EMAIL
ADDRESS:..............................................................................
WEBSITE:.........................................................................................

OCCUPATION:
.......................…...................................................

MARITAL STATUS:
........................................................................

DATE OF BIRTH:
..........................................................................

SIGNATURE(TYPE IN YOUR NAMES):
..................................................

DATE:.................…......................................................................

PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW AND USE FOR FUTHER
CORRESPONDENCE WITH US.



VERY RESPECTFULLY,



MR. MARTINS KEVLIN

REGIONAL MANAGER,

EUROPEAN REGION.



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