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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: YEIKEN LEE <cnhdtc1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cnhdtc@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:15:18 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER!



My name is Yeiken Lee and I am the manager of a HumanRecourses department of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corp., China.The purpose of this message is to draw Your attention to avacant position of a financial manager for cooperation with privateindividuals.Professionalism and conscientiousness of our company enables usto attract a large number of customers. Nowadays China National Heavy DutyTruck Group Corp. firmlyholds a position of a leading company in the Asian market ,which ensures our stable development.So today , we are glad to offer You to:- become a part of our company- join a team of high qualified specialists- get a prestigious part time job- earn a good dealIn order to become our financial manager for cooperationwith private individuals You ARE NOT OBLIGED TO HAVE ANY HIGHER ORPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. You will just be supposed to:- have approximately 2 free hours a day- have a bank account (or to be able to open a new one ,especially for company needs)- have a PCYOUR PARTICIPATION IS ESSENTIAL TO enable us to grant ourcustomers the best service in shortest dates.YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES will be:- to receive payments from our customers(private individuals)- to withdraw the funds and to transfer it to us.Your SALARY is 10%commission out of every payment that Youreceive.If you are interested in the vacancy offered, please get some moredetailed information on the following E-mail address:cnhdtc@myway.comOur managers will be glad to answer any questions.We are looking forward to working with You!Yours faithfullyYeiken Leehttp://www.cnhtc.com.cn/
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