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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: "Mr Wing Kwok Fu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <REP@hoifuenergy.onmicrosoft.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 12:37:47 -0700
Subject: Very Urgent

For Your Attention:
 
  Hoifu Energy Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in trading, mineral mining, oil and gas exploration and production, international trading of oil and natural gas.
 
Our office is based in Hong Kong and one of the largest manufacturer and provider of oil and natural gas worldwide, offering unbeatable pricing and excellent services. With our vast distribution network, we are able to source and deliver products all over the world. Due to the challenges in processing payments here in Hong Kong from our customers in USA/Canada,
 
  We are looking to retain the services of a regional representative in your region, soliciting reliable companies and firm or individuals to partner with us and help us receive and process payments from our USA customer base.
 
Owing to the fact that we don't have a branch of our company in your region, we cannot operate a foreign account and as such we need individuals or company to act as our representative.
We will bear the responsibility of paying for such services with the compensation package explained below, Such persons/companies should be able to:
 
 
* Maintain effective communications with Hoifu Energy Group Limited and its customers.
* Work together with Executive Director to seamlessly reach goals.
* Receive and process money, checks payment/bank transfer on behalf of Hoifu Energy Group Limited
* Maintain proper records of transactions.
* No prior experience in the related field is required.
 
 
Compensation: The company/firm or individual is entitled to 10% commission on each completed transaction plus a $5,000 monthly retainer fee. Business and communications shall be mostly
conducted online and on phone and hence will not affect your current job.
 
 
Please get back to us if you are interested in working with our company so we can send you the partnership contract and other applicable forms.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.
 
Sincerely,
Mr Wing Kwok Fu
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Hoifu Energy Group Limited
 

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