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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: Afu Jin <smtp@mdrrinfo.com>
Reply-To: infconsultantsantrich@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 03:12:02 -0400
Subject: Work from home



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Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Afu Jin, Chief Accountant at Busy Bee Fabrics Ltd.Taipei,
Taiwan. Manufacturer of various clothing materials, assorted fabrics and
costumes based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Our products are sold locally and exported to customers in Europe, Asia
and America. However, we are encountering serious difficulties with our
Canadian customers, because they make payments for our supplies every
week in form of checks and cashier's checks, which are not cashable
outside Canada.

Accordingly, our company management is seeking a representative in
Canada to represent our company and receive payments in and on our
behalf; and process the checks paid by our customers. The payments
received and processed through your bank account or a trust account will
be remitted to our company as instructed by our Accounts Receivable
Department.

This position presents a high-income opportunity for an honest
individual or company as a part-time employment. You will be paid 8% for
each transaction. This means for example if the amount paid by a client
is $12,000on a check you receive; you will deduct 8% from the check
amount and remit the balance to our company as instructed by our
accounts receivable department.

Should you be interested in this proposal, kindly contact me immediately
by email. Upon receipt of your email, we will send you a contract
agreement to be signed by you; and returned to us by fax or attachment
to your email. Confirmation of employment and including duties and
responsibilities will be emailed to you.

Thereafter, we shall instruct and notify our customers in Canada to
direct all payments to your company or registered company.
kind regards,

Afu Jin
Chief Account, Busy Bee Fabrics.

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