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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: "fred maguire" <fredmaguire@richmondcompany.net>
Reply-To: fredmaguire@consultant.com
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 09:35:10 +0000
Subject: REP URGENTLY WANTED

ATTENTION:
I represent RICHMOND Import and Export Company based in UNITED KINGDOM.
My company exports cocoa and rubber for world trade. We are searching for
representatives in America,Europe And Canadawho can help us establish a
medium of getting to our customers around the world as well as making
payments through them(Representative) as our payment officer.
This is because most of our customers(clients) pay out in cheques and we do
not
have an account in your country that will clear this money. It is upon this
note that we seek your assistance to stand in as our representative in your
country.
Note that, as our representative, you will receive 10%
of whatever amount you collect(clear) for the company and the
balance will be paid to us.
If you are interested in working for our company,please contact me with the
details below.

Thank you for your time.

Very Respectfully,
FRED MAGUIRE
PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER(P.R.O),
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
Goods for Import/Export
Freight Fwdg. Svcs.

CONTACT US:
34 Stockwall Road.
London
bs10 6qf.
EMAIL:fredmaguire@consultant.com
WWW.RICHMONDWORLD.ORG


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