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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "xiao Jun" <fromthetableofxiao@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 01:18:22 -0500
Subject: Further Details.

Dear Allen Bradley,

Thanks for your response to my mail.We export and import Chinese arts and
crafts worldwide; we have customers all over the world, those that love the
Chinese art works or interior decorations and for other decors. We ask you
to be our representative in receiving payments from our customers on our
behalf. That is, whenever we are expecting payments from our abroad
customers or associates, we will ask you to help us receive the payments and
consequently give you instructions on where the funds will be paid to.
The reason for this is not far-fetched, we have a very slow process of
receiving and Making payments abroad here in my region and this hinders
smooth dealings with our abroad customers and associates. So, if you are now
our representative in your country, whenever we are expecting payments from
our customers, the payment will be made through you to us, and we will give
you instructions on how you can be able to also help us channel this funds
to our associates abroad that helps us in the shipment of our products.
For each payment made through you for us, you will be entitled to a 10% of
the total amount.
Please forward to us the following data:

COMPANY NAMES:

FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:

Your full names, Phone number and house address will be forwarded to all our
customers in your country, for easy communications between you and the
customers and purpose of payments.
Please get back to us as soon as possible.
Thanks In advance
Managing Director,

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