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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: "Makoto Suzuki" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <datukhis@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:03:58 -0400
Subject: TRUSTED BUSINESS REQUEST!!

Mitsui & Co. Ltd
2-1, Ohtemachi 1-chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
Website: http://www.mitsui.com/

Good Day,

I am Mr.Makoto Suzuki, a director of operation and corporate affairs on contracts for
Mitsui & Co.Ltd in Japan. Mitsui & Co.Ltd is one of the world's most diversified
comprehensive trading, investment, and service companies with headquarter in Tokyo.
This Corporation maintains a global network of 148 offices in 67 countries, as well
as about 320 subsidiaries and associated companies worldwide.

As a senior director for operation and corporate affairs that handle contract matters,
I successfully over in-voiced a contract few years back which is not known by anybody and,
I need your full cooperation and partnership to re-profile this contract funds for Six
Million ,Eight Hundred and Fifty thousand US Dollars to your name as the contractor
that executed this contract in 2006.

The fund will be paid to you via a settlement center as soon as the filing and documentation
process is completed in your name because the contract was executed by the corporation
registered contractors.

NOTE: you will be required to fill your data's stated below to enable me arrange/prepare legal
documents that will proof you as a sole contractor with MITSUI & CO.LTD:

(1) Stand as the beneficiary / contractor for Mitsui & Co.Ltd to receive the funds as I will
present you before the firm with legal documents.
(2) Receive the funds into a business/personal bank account in your country.
(3) At the completion of this transaction you will be entitled to 35% of the total amount.
(4) Full Names;
(5) Contact Address:
(6) Direct Telephone No:
(7) Occupation:
(8) Age and Marital Status:

NOTE: Do not contact my office number or company e-mail for security reasons.
Get back to me as soon as possible for more details about the funds.

Best Regards.
Mr.Makoto Suzuki
Operation and Corporate affairs Officer
MITSUI & CO.LTD Tokyo.

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