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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: helpdesk@chivarotech.com
Reply-To: donaldwhite2345@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 May 2015 14:04:04 +0100
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Dear Sir/Madam,

HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (HKTDC) is a statutory body/international marketing arm for Hong Kong-based traders, manufacturers and service providers. Established in 1966 under the HKTDC Ordinance (Chapter 1114),With our network of more than 40 offices worldwide, Our mission is to create opportunities for Hong Kong companies and to promote bilateral trade and investment between Asia and foreign countries.

HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL requires the services of, credible individuals and corporate bodies in USA and CANADA to represent its interests with companies that export products from Asia to these continents. As head of human resources, I am mandated to recruit individuals and corporate bodies in USA and CANADA for this purpose. Your contact was sourced via market research based on an Online Job search directory.Representatives will act as intermediaries between us and customers in their country of residence. Representatives
may also receive payments on our behalf and assist with placing orders for goods and services that may be required in their country of residence.

A commission of 15% is paid for your service(s). We guarantee a monthly minimum of $5,000 to part time workers and a maximum of $30,000 based on the work volume, work efficiency, experience gathered on the job, punctuality as
situation demands and hard work. REMEMBER THE MORE ORDERS PROCESSED, THE MORE YOU EARN.Interested applicants should send the following details, and direct all inquiries to our representative consultancy department for more information:

Full Names:

Address:

phone #:

Yours sincerely,

Dr Donald White
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Head Office
38/F, Office Tower, Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 1830 668
Fax: (852) 2824 0249
Email:donaldwhite2345@hotmail.com

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