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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. Hendrik De Booij" <frank@dca.net>
Reply-To: hendrik5@winning.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:27:03 -0400
Subject: YOUR EMAIL ID


NINGBO AOLE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO.,LTD
Fuhai Industrial Zone Cixi
Zhejiang
200120 PR China.
www.china-aole.com
+86 574-635-67913
July 2007


------------------------------------------------------------
CONGRATULATIONS FROM AOLE- your email has won $480,000. HOW? read below.

Dear Winner.
We at Ningbo Aole Electrical Appliance co.,LTD likes to officially
notify you of your prize which you have won from the just drawn AOLE
INTERNET PROMOTION. This is just a step to promote our company
worldwide.


Your email with a Micros ID XL-0996524-086-92DD (This ID is
what our computer system uses in identifying your email amongst others)
was luckily selected to be this year's winner.On that note we like to
congratulate you again.

The only thing you are required to pay back to this company is to
place our logo on your Car for 6months.(You have also won a brand new
BMW 2005 X5 Car).
Find below the Prizes you have won.

*A total cash prize of $480,000 (Four Hundred And Eighty Thousand USD)
*A brand new BMW X5 car.--Our Company Logo must be placed on it--

To file your immediate claims,you MUST contact our Claims Agent
(Mr. Hendrik De Booij) with the following information.

*Your Full names
*Your Full address
*Age and Gender
*Occupation
* Country
*Telephone Number/FAX
*Winning Email and Micros ID

On submission of the above,you will get full instructions and
documentations to enable you receive your prizes.

Send all details to Mr. Hendrik De Booij -- Amsterdam Netherlands--

*EMAIL :hendrik5@winning.com

If your winning E-mail is a Corporate or Public email,then you are to
choose just one representative or Contact person from your
establishment to run the claims. And must also agree to place our Logo
for
6months.


CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE ENTIRE FAMILY OF NINGBO AOLE.

Mrs. Li Hun Chang.
COMPANY SEC.(Announcer)

© 2007 Ningbo aole Elect company Ltd

********PLEASE NOTE********

You must be 21 or older to be eligible for claims.DO NOT CLICK REPLY.
simply copy the email (hendrik5@winning.com) and send all required
details to effect immediate processing of claims.






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