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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "lee chen" <lee101_c@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 00:34:11 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

 
 
    
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr LEE CHEN,managinig director of China
National Arts &
Crafts Import./Export. 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 customers in the
Canada/America and Europe 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 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
Managing Director,
Mr.LEE CHEN
Please for the sake of confidentiality i would prefare you
to reply me
via my private email account; lee333chen@yahoo.ca

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