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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: Mr jack henry <mrjackhenry@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 03:18:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ENPLOYMENT



SHUENN JAAN MACHINERY CO., LTD
No.803, CHUNG SHAN N. RD., YUNG KANG CITY,
TAINAN HSIEN TAIWAN R.O.C.
http://www.soongiant.com.tw
Email: shuenn-jaanmachinery@hotmail.com
Tel :886-5-236-2685, Fax:886-2-6602-1090
Dear Sir/Ma,
Would you like to work online from home temporarily and get paid weekly? Our Company Shuenn Jaan Machinery Co., Ltd. is a company based in Taiwan and we are into Manufacturer of plastic injection molding machines, bakelite machines, dual-colors injection molding machines and accessories supplied worldwide since 1975 with numerous customers home and abroad. We produce various industrial machinery (machines) & equipments supply (supplies) you will be glad with our products. We need representatives in United States of America who will be in charge of all our payments from United States of America clients/customers.
We intends to increase our company sales volume in United States of America, this brings our quest to employ a credible and trustworthy fellow as our representative to handle our payments. This would not affect your present job but serve as another stream of income to your self. Being our representative and assisting us in processing the payments from our clients shall earn you a weekly salary and commission of about 10% of every payment you assist us with.
Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the payment process. You are not involved in any sales.
If you are interested, email us back for more information.
Best Regards,
Jack Lin (Mr)



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