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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: MR YO CHANG LEE <changlee@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 03:09:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: JOB OFFER 2005.



Dear Sir/Madam,

Complements to you this New Year ! This is Mr.Yo

chang lee ,managinig director of a China National
Arts & Crafts imp./Exp. Corp.

We are a group of business men who deal on Art and
Craft and export into the Canada/America and Europe

We are searching for representatives who can help us

establish a medium of getting to our costumers in

the Canada/America and Europeans as well as making

payments through you to us.

Please if you are interested in transacting business

with us we will be very glad. Please contact us for

more information.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the
opportunity to negotiate your mode contract of which

we will pay for your services as our representative

in Canada/America and Europe.
Please if you are interested forward to us your

phone number/fax and your full contact addresses.



Thanks In advance.
Mr.Yo Chang Lee.
(Managing Director).



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