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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: "peng koon" <pengkoon4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pengkoon@email.ro
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 18:00:58 +0000
Subject: Armstrong Industrial Corporation Limited

Mr.Peng Koon Ong,
Armstrong Industrial Corporation Limited,
531 Bukit Batok Street23,
Singapore 659547 Singapore.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Peng Koon Ong, CEO,Armstrong Industrial Corporation Limited.We are a
company who deal on Fabricated Plastic & Rubber,Aluminum Sheet, Plate,And
Foil Rubber Product Mfg for Mechanical Use,Rolled Steel Shape Mfg and the
other diverse end products by original equipment that We manufacture.

We export into The United States,Canada and parts of Europe. We require
competent representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to
our customers in the USA, Canada and Europe as well as making payments
through you to us.

We will be glad and would be willing to give a good percentage for
this.Please contact us for more information on the above Subject to your
satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of which we will pay for yourservices as our
representative.

Please,if interested, send your reply to: pengkoon@email.ro

Regards,

Mr.Peng Koon Ong
CHAIRMAN/C.E.O.
Armstrong Industrial Corporation Limited,
Singapore.


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