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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: "China Metrological Export Company"
<hb4001@w7zrlt1kf.business.t-online.de>
Reply-To: chinacmecjp@9.cn
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:28:39 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL




Dear Sir/Madam,

I am MR.XIN XHOU, Chairman of China Metrological Export Company China we
are group of business men who deal on

Arts Textile, Machinery,ICT, Aerospace & Electronics, Energy, Metals &
Minerals Chemicals, Forest Products & General Merchandise Food, Finance,
Realty, Insurance & Logistics Services and export into all part of the
world.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our costumers in the Canada/America as well as making
payments through you to us.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be
very glad. Please contact us for more information.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of contract and the percentage we will pay for your
services as our representative in Canada/America.

Please if you are interested forward to us your phone number/fax and
your full contact addresses.

Get back to us as soon as possible so we could move to the next stage.

Thanks in advance.
MR.XIN XHOU (Chairman)
Cmec Groups
Website:www.cmec.com
Email:chinacmec@9.cn
www.cmec.com



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