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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: "Mr. Patrick Cole" <pp.cole4@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:33:36 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REPLY


* **Attn:

My name is Mr. Patrick Cole the Managing Director of Wujiang Wanlida Textile
Co, Ltd. It is a pleasure to write you in regards to our Company in search
of representative/agent in Canada, America, India and Europe who can help us
establish a medium of getting payments in form of check/money order from our
customers in your country.

Being a representative for the company we will be very glad and
compensations will be given as 10% of every payment you receive from our
client. I.e If you receive a check or money order of $4,000 you will have
10% commission that is $400 for depositing the check in your bank and then
having the money forward to where ever you are instructed to do so.


Please if interested in this form of employment and in view of acting as a
representative in your location so our client's could make payments to you
then kindly forward the information below.
*
**
**
*BELOW IS OUR COMPANY HEADQUARTER *
*Wujiang Wanlida Textile Co., Ltd.*
* *
**

*Selected Products*
*[image: Jacquard Fabric]*
*Jacquard Fabric* *[image: Cotton Satin]*
*Cotton Satin* *[image: Printed Satin]*
*Printed Satin* *[image: Twisted Satin]*
*Twisted Satin*
*(Click the orange-framed product pictures for 3 dimensional views)*
**
*** If interested forward information below to us .*
***
1.FULL NAMES:
2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.PHONE NUMBER:
6.OCCUPATION:


Via ** <http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=mike_john@yahoo.com><http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=wujiangwanlida@computermail.net>
*
*<http://by5fd.bay5.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=MSG1129474491.3&start=9897286&len=9188&src=&type=x&to=wujiangwanlida@myway.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=F000000001&a=0dc6923ed0af71a93c47e7080b7ebeafaa5d73e26b8e208673279e7833e2a125>
*
* Please be advised that we will have to begin the necessary process of
approving you as our agent/partner on your 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.

Kindest Regards,
Mr. Patrick Cole

Company Directors.
23 Haymarket,
London, and SW1Y 4DG
United Kingdom
Tel:+44 702 407 1687.
***

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