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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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Fraud email example:

From: "shenzhenmarpa" <shenz_henmarpa@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:54:28 -0500 (EST)
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGE !


Shenzhen Marpa Imp. &amp; Exp. Trading Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Marpa Imp. &amp; Exp. Trading Co., Ltd.Calle Barcelona 28942,Madrid, Spain.Email: shenzhenmarpa@ozu.eshttp://www.biz4cn.com/company/3396/szmarpa.html Sir/Ma, We are the Shenzhen Marpa Imp. &amp; Exp. Trading Co. Ltd , a up growing business organization in Guangdon province, china(5022 Binhe Road, Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. China ), and also our branch office in Madrid Spain . We write to inform you that WE REQUIRE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE ASSISTANCE (10% offer). Our company exports raw materials such as non-metallic minerals such as Calcite, Barites, Manganese Dioxide, Dolomite, Mica , China Clay, Manganese Dioxide, Ferrous(Iron )Oxide, and other products for world trade. Our company is currently recruiting Representatives/Agents in the USA/CANADA that will assist us with some logistics jobs as well as receiving payments on our behalf and remitting back to us. Please contact us for more
information if you are interested in being an agent of our company. And be given more information about the job and your remuneration. For further information’s and enquiries, contact the agent below via mail for more details: Sr . Mark Lopez Calle Barcelona 28942,Madrid, Spain.Email: shenzhenmarpa@ozu.es We anticipate your earliest response in this regard. Best regards, Mrs Soliany Helen. (Secretary) Shenzhen Marpa Imp. &amp; Exp. Trading Co., Ltd.

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