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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: Liu Peijin <liu_peijin54@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 00:39:43 +0800
Subject: FURTHER DETAILS

Ref:234/U,
First i must thank you for picking up the consideration to be our payment
officer via our costumers who are already and able to pay some of the
outstanding bills,surphise to say that your role in this endeavoure is to
serve as our agent to get to our customers who buys our product and helping
us collecting their outstanding money which they owe to our comapany,you
will be be given a commission of 10% for any payment made to you and you
will be given instruction on how to remit the balance funds to us in turn.
Importantly,we are a coporate company and we do not require your out of
pocket money instead we pay you for your servicies hence this partnership.
Please be adviced that we will have to begin the necessary process of
approving you as our agent/partner on our receipt of your understanding and
your sincere abilities.
On our receipt of your mail we will inform you on the next step to follow as
regards our approval for you to being our representative in your province.
Please reconfirm to us your full names/Contact address and phone number.
Note:Endeavour to indicate your reference number as above in all of your
correspondence with us.
Thanks in advance.
Mr.Liu Peijin
Managing Director
(CMEC HUBEI CO)

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