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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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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <pengmrli@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020 09:53:47 -0700
Subject: INVESTMENT LICENSE!!

Greetings!
 
My name is Mr.Li Peng, Chief Accountant at Busy Bee Fabrics Ltd. Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Manufacturer of various clothing materials, assorted fabrics and costumes based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
 
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 cash-able outside the 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 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 $12,000 ON 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. A 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.
 
Regards,
 
Mr.Li Peng
Address: 1 TônTh?tTùng, Ph?mNguLão
County / District: District 1
Province / City: Ho Chi Minh
Country: Vietnam
Telephone: +84 28 3833 0820
Email:LiPeng@consultant.com
 
 
 



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