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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: "china art" <chartsltd@planetchinatown.com>
Reply-To: cartsltd@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:36:54 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTAIVE NEEDED (URGENTLY)

Hello,
     I am Mr Brown Lee ,managinig director of China Arts
and Crafts Product Co. Ltd.we are a group of business men
who privately own enterprise that specializes in the
production of shelf equipment, shopping carts, cashier
tables and retail shelving  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 you 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 address.
 Thanks In advance
 Managing Director,
 Brown Lee
If you are intrested in acting as our representative in
your region,you can mail us through this direct mail
address.
cartsltd@yahoo.com
 
 

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