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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: "Engr.Alvin Zhang" <info@info.com>
Reply-To: infoguoanca1@yahoo.cn
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:44:45 -0300 (BRT)
Subject:




Rm. C, 16F, Bldg. 2, 3500,
Kai Xuan Road,
Shanghai, China
www.guoan.com.cn

Dear Sir/Madam,

First and Foremost, I wish to introduce to you CITIC GUOAN GROUP LTD. This
company was established in 2005 and also Registered with the chinese
Government.

We Need A Reputable Company/Firm To Serve As Our Payment Collection Agent
In North And South America europ asia midle east and oceanice. You Shall Earn
10% Of Every Payment Issued To
You On Behalf Of CITIC GUOAN GROUP LTD.

Payment Method CHEQUE/WIRE TRANSFER ANY Payment Method You Prefer)

To indicate your interest please send to us


Full Names:
Your Contact Address:
Telephone and Fax Number:
Occupation:
Age:
Name of Company,if any:

Your Sincerly
Engr.Alvin Zhang(CEO).
CITIC GUOAN GROUP.
www.guoan.com.cn

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