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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:
Reply-To: <alttradingnetwork@hotmail.com>
Date:
Subject: INTERESTING WAY TO MAKE EXTRA CASH

                          ALTERNATE TRADING NETWORK (A.T.N)
                                                          
 
GOOD DAY TO YOU,
 
WE WISH TO INFORM OF A LUCRATIVE LESS TIME CONSUMING EMPLOYMENT SCHEME WHICH WILL BE IMMENSELY PROFITABLE TO YOU FINANCIALLY. OUR AGENCY ACTS AS MIDDLE-MAN BETWEEN RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS AND PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE WOULD WANT TO ENLIST YOU AS A PARTNER, IN OUR ORGANIZATION. WE ALREADY HAVE A NETWORK OF PARTNERS ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO MAKE ABOUT $15,000 TO $60,000 MONTHLY.
 
DUE TO OUR HEAVY  WORK LOAD AND DEMANDS FROM OUR EVER INCREASING CLIENTS WE HAVE DECIDED TO RECRUIT PARTNERS FOR MORE EFFICIENCY.
 
THIS JOB IS QUITE SIMPLE, INTERESTING AND DOESNT CONSUME MUCH OF YOUR TIME, OUR CLIENTS (WHOM ARE MOSTLY MANUFACTURERS) GIVE US A LIST OF RAW MATERIALS THEY NEED AND PRICES THEY ARE READY TO PAY , WE SCOUT FOR THEM AND GET THEM AT THE BEST PRICES POSSIBLE WHATEVER DIFFERENCE WE MAKE DUE TO OUR POWER OF NEGOTIATIONS, COMES TO US. YOU AS A PARTNER WILL BE GIVEN THE JOB OF CONTACTING THESE RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS AND NEGOTIATING THE BEST DEALS, WHATEVER PROFIT YOU MAKE WILL BE YOURS TO KEEP, YOU ONLY PAY 10% TO OUR AGENCY.
 
YOU NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT HOW TO LOCATE THE MATERIAL SUPPLIERS AS WE WILL DIRECT YOU TO THEM FROM OUR CONTACT DATA BASE. AS I SAID YOU WILL BE JOINING A TEAM OF NETWORK PARTNERS WHO HAVE MADE MULTIPLE DIGIT FIGURES WHILE WORKING WITH US.
 
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CONTACT US WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS
 
YOUR NAME:
AGE:
SEX:
ADDRESS:
PHONE:
PROFESSION:
 
SEND ALL REPLY AND DETAILS TO alttradingnetwork@hotmail.com
 
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND MAKING YOU OUR PARTNER IN SUCCESS
 
ALTERNATE TRADE NETWORK

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