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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Jinjing Honghui" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <3258483028@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:24:49 -0400
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED.
It is my pleasure to forward the following offer of Appointment to you . We are a Chinese/Japanise based company who specializes in the production of Heavy duty lifting equipment, We are in search of a reputableCompany/Individual that can act as our Company sales representative/collecting agent in Canada and USA (help as a link between us and our clients in your geographical region).
We would be obliged if you could render your services to us and get paid monthly with additional commission without leaving or affecting your present job.
If interested, kindly indicate by sending an email to: upon your response to this letter you would be briefed on more details.
Yours Sincerely
Jinjing Honghui,
Recruitment Manager.
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