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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.Leu Cheng" <kadlec.plyn@iol.cz>
Reply-To: leucheng199_cmiecchina@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:22:00 GMT
Subject: JOB OFFER




Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Leu Cheng,we are a group of business men who deal on import and export of raw materials
into the CANADA;USA AND EUROPE. We are searching for representatives who can help us establish
a medium of getting to our customers in the USA; UNITED KINGDOM(ENGLAND); GERMANY AND CANADA as
well as making payments through you to us.Please if you are interested in transacting business
with us we will be veryglad. Please contact us for more information. Subject to your satisfaction
you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of payments,which
we will pay for your services as our representative in USA AND CANADA regions.
Note that, as our representative, you will receive 10% of whatever amount
you clear for the company and the balance will
be paid into an account,we will avail to you.Please, to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction.
If accepted,Doprovide to me promptly the below validated DATAS to our e-mailing address
below:
(1)YOUR FULL NAME................
(2)CONTACT ADDRESS............
(3)TELEPHONE#..................
(4)OCCUPATION(S)..............
(5)AGE/SEX.............
(6)MARITAL STATUS..............We do sincerely hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you.Best Regards,
Mr.Leu Cheng,
MANAGER
EM@IL ME: leucheng199_cmiecchina@yahoo.com.hk

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