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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: "Christopher Ryan" <info@deltaseafreights.com>
Reply-To: christopher-ryan1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:50:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: USA REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED




Delta Sea And Air Clearing and Forwarding Logistics Pty Ltd
Republic of South Africa.
1841 Oliver Tambo International Airport Cargo Terminal
Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa

Dear Prospective Partner,

Delta Sea, Land Air Clearing and Forwarding Logistics, is an International
Freight forwarding and clearing Company with its head office in
Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, and branches all over Europe and
Africa.

Our company performs clearing and forwarding contract work for United
States and Canadian based companies in Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Pakistan
and Israel for the Department of Defense (Pentagon) ,Department
of Agriculture and in several locations around the world. However, some
companies elect to pay us for our services by check drawn in United States
Dollars.

Because our company does not operate a bank account in the United States
for tax and registration purposes we have been unable to collect on the
check payments made to our company. Consequently, our accounts committee
has agreed to retain the services of a professional in the United States
to receive and clear any such payments for a fee or commission.

The commission set for collection of checks issued by our clients in the
United States for services rendered by our company is 15% (fifteen
percent) of the total amount of the check. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS
PERCENTAGE IS RENEGOTIABLE BASED ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHICH MUST BE
APPROVED BY OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

To qualify as our United States based partner as proposed, you must
provide us with the following for consideration and final selection:

1. OWN A BUSINESS AND CAPABLE OF ESTABLISHING A TRUST ACCOUNT AT A LOCAL
BANK IN YOUR CITY.

2. PROVIDE US WITH A VALID GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION

3. NO BANKRUPTCY FILING IN LAST 7 YEARS

4. ESTABLISH A SEPARATE TRUST ACCOUNT TO HANDLE OUR FUNDS REMITTED THROUGH
YOU WHICH YOU MUSTACTIVATE ATA LOCAL BANK IN YOUR CITY.

5. MUST PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF SAID ACCOUNT BY FAX OR ATTACHMENT TO OUR
ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT.

6. MUST HAVE A CREDIT SCORE OF ABOVE 650 AND A LINE OF CREDIT WITH YOUR
CURRENT BANK.

If you feel you possess the above qualifications to earn our trust as a
commissioned partner, please contact me immediately by email or fax
immediately. We look forward to receiving your inquiry and thank you for
considering our proposal.

Yours Sincerely
Christopher Ryan

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