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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.Wong Chu liu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrzhenk@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:45:59 +0300
Subject: Company Representative Needed !!

Dear Sir/Madam, I am Mr.Wong Chu liu am 45 years of age am the Sales manager (Chou biu kong motor spare part limited) Of Syfer I am introducing this proposal to you to work for the company as a representative in Bahaarain and kuwait as a part-time worker and you would be paid 11% every payment you receive for the company. In regards to this we deal on sales of all king of motor spare parts to our clients in Bahrain and kuwait, and we would be most grateful if you could accept our offer in other to strengthen the Relationship between you and our numerous clients overseas There are certain criteria??™s that have to be met while we get a response from you, the company would issue out a form for you to fill And get back to us as soon as possible. Your job will be to receive payment (on our behalf) from prospective clients, which will be sent to you via bank accountWire Transfers and you will have it cleared at your bank. If payment is in through wire transfer and you don't have a bank account we will require you to open a bank account to receive this payment. We are only able to accept payment from clients that bank with all US & Canada banks but will broaden our list of banks as we increase our number of representatives in America and Canada to make-work more convenient for You. The form of payment is Bahrain and kuwait Banks Transfer and you are to immediately deduct your commission (11% of the money) and forward the balance to us or any of our various branches as you are instructed to do. PLEASE FILL THIS FORM CAREFULLY AND RETURN BACK TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SYFER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED FULL NAMES:................................................ CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................... OCCUPATION:............................................... MARITAL STATUS:......................................... AGE:............................................................. NATIONALITY:................................................ COUNTRY OF RESDENCE:............................ MOBILE NUMBER/ FAX NUMBER:.................. OFFICE ADDRESS:........................................ Do you have checking account? YES/NO:......... Bank name:.................................................... Once more we would appreciate your urgent response to this mail. Thank you and God Bless. >From Management and Staff of Syfer Technology. Regards, Mr.Wong Chu liu.

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