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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: "Jimmy B. Ladan" <store@mmmc.sd>
Reply-To: <jimblan7@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:39:41 -0700
Subject: SALES REPRESENTATIVES WANTED

I am undertaking recruitment services of able-bodied men and women for employment as our Regional Representatives for the above-headed company in the U.S. and Canada. Kindly consider the offer to be our company's representative in the United States and Canada. Your Duty entails you communicate and help build our brand in the United States. We have clients from your region that has not met up to normal payment schedule of 30 days after confirming the delivery of products sent to them in good condition. Based on research and past experience we have discovered that having a representative in the same region with our client, it becomes very easy for them to comply and pay in due time, that is why we require Representatives in Canada and in the United States of America who can easily communicate with our customer via email and telephone means. We shall provide you with all
information which you will require to prove the existence of debt owned by the customer/client and also monitor the progress of our products in the regions designated.

After confirming that you have received this email, we shall send you another email which is our Approval Process which you are to confirm your contact information in the right manner when presenting the details to the customer/client. We confirm in good faith that we are ready to work with you and also we must let you know that any payment you receive on behalf of our company, you shall earn 5% as commission and also you will be placed on a monthly salary of $3,000.00 to $5,000.00 based on your credibility, diligent, and resourcefulness.

After six months of working with us, you will be assessed and qualified to visit the Headquarters of our company in Hong Kong, in an all-expenses paid trip for 8 days so as to abreast yourself with the company policies and operations.

The Company's main products consist of machine tools, food processing machines, elevator components, gearboxes, lighting equipment, hotel equipment and others. It also engages in the provision of food and medical services. Its products are applied in metallurgy, ship, property development and food manufacturing industries, among others. The Company distributes its products primarily in domestic market, with South China and Northeast China as its major markets.
I want to also let you know that we have approximately $6,700,000.00 worth of payment with different clients from different regions in Canada/USA currently owed to MT Equipment Engineering Corporation
Limited.
Please do not hesitate to let us know if you require further details and I hope this email finds you well.
Waiting to hear from you.
Best Regards,
Jimmy B. Ladan
Vice President- Operations

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