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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: "sunoco division" <sunoco6060@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:13:59 +0000
Subject: FROM SUNOCO COMPANY

Sunoco Group of Company, Ltd.
Trusty Kojimachi Bldg. 3-4 Kojimachi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. 102-0083 Japan.
www.sunoco.co.jp/about/index.html


Goodday flo,

How has your day being sorry for not keeping intouch but we will
try and make it upto you.
Our customer has just informed us that the check as being sent to you, and
that you will receive it in 5working days time that is between now and next
weekend.Well our customer told us that the money sent was
$50306.79canadian,and that they have being trying to reach you on phone and
it has not being going through, even me my self have being trying to call
you to give you the latest update but all to no avail.
Well, we have told our representative about L.S.D (Loan Scheme
Divident)This have just being introduce to all Representative.This means you
can loan our company and get 17% when paying back somepeople choose to be
paid back with our product which will take 18working days while some we be
paid back with western union which will be paid back in 29 working days time
well this is not mandatory to all Representative who are not intetrested for
the fact that it was,nt the initial plans.Well interesting people should
write us back.That was the new law of Act (2) section 13 of the Sunoco
Company of 2007 constitution.The Money is From 16,000Usd and above.

Note;This new law is for only people interested and who can be patient to be
paid back in 18 or 29Working days time.When is it condusive to reach you on
Phone sothat our customer and associate can call you.I know japan is about
13hrs ahead of you country canada,even some part of Us

Regards,
Hiroshi Iguchi
President & CEO
Sun Oil Company, Ltd.

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