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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: Shougang Group <elazzou@fsr.ac.ma>
Reply-To: christywalton@yeah.net
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:44:22 +0000
Subject: Shougang Group Proposal

Shougang Group Co., Ltd.
11th Floor, Huaxingge,
Donghua Building, Jiangmen,
GuangDong, China.
webpage: www.shougang.com.cn

This is an official request for Professional/consultants who will
stand as our regional representative to run logistics on behalf of
Shougang Group.We are only looking for individual or company from USA
and Canada. You will be entitle to ten percent (10%) of every payment
you receive from our customers in your region on behalf of the company.

NOTE: You are not require to travel, all communications with our
customers will be through email or phone. All fees, including taxes
will be handled by us.

You can apply for this position by filling the information below and
send back to us;

(1)Your Full names:
(2)Your Complete Address:
a. City:
b. State:
c. Zip code:
d. Country:
(3)Tele/cell numbers:
(4)Occupation:
(5)Gender:
(6)Age:
(7)Email:
(8)Current Job:
(9)If you own a company, please state the company name:

If you have a current job, you can still be part of our business, as
services for us will not bother with your hours of work.

Respectfully
Mr Sun Xiao Lan (Human Resources)
Shougang Group






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