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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: "Lee Chen" <leechen_201@msn.com>
Reply-To: leechen201c@excite.com
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:19:08 +0000
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr LEE CHEN,managinig director of China
National Arts & Crafts Import./Export. Corp. we are a group
of business men who deal on Art and Craft 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 for
your services as ourrepresentative in Canada/America and
Europe
Please if you are interested forward to us your phone
number/fax
and your full contact addresses. Thanks In advance
Managing Director,
Mr.LEE CHEN
Please for the sake of confidentiality i would prefare you
to reply me
via my private email account; leechen201c@excite.com


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