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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: "michenltd@terra.es" <michenltd@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:24:39 +0100 (MET)
Subject: A PART-TIME JOB OPPPORTUNITY(WORK FROM HOME WITH EASE)








Michen Enterprises Co. Ltd.


Rm.801,12th Building,


Parkview Place,


No.148, Dong Feng Road West,


Guangzhou, Guangdong ( China )


zipcode - 510170


http://www.texbuyer.com/com/43683.htm











Michen Enterprise Co. Ltd is a stock enterprise and established in 1993.Annual Turnover: US$1 Million - US$2.5 Million





Our company specially produces non-woven disposable hygienic articles with the various specification, primarily has disposable paper panties, paper toilet seat cover, breast pad, shoe covers, bouffant cap and mask, coverall, shopping bag... Etc.Many parts of our company products are exported world-wide and We always find it difficult to recieve payments from maily customers in the United states and canada.





We urgently need representatives in the USA/CANADA who will recieve payments on behave of MICHEN ENTERPRISE CO. LTD.We would pay him/her attractively as basic salaries.


We would need the below listed informations for record purposes and as these informations would be forwarded to our customers.





Full name


Contact Address


Home phone


cell Phone


Gender


Marital Status


Age


Nation of Origin








Payments from clients would be sent to the contact address you have provided.we await your reponse to our proposal.








YOURS SINCERELY,





BRIAN WILLIAM.





Public Relations Officer.


Michen Textile LTD.











Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;vil.

Inf&oacute;rmate en www.terra.es/correo.






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