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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: Woo Mr Lile <lilewoo_2006@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:20:53 +0800 (CST)
Subject: =?gb2312?q?=BB=D8=B8=B4=A3=BA=20Re:=20COMPANY=20AGENT=20NEEDED=20URGENTLY?=


Dear VICTIMNAME,

First I must thank you for picking up the consideration to be our payment officer via our costumers who are already and able to pay some of the outstanding bills. Surprise to say that your role in this endeavoure is to serve as our agent to get to our customers who buys our product and helping us collecting their outstanding money which they owe to our company. You will be be given a commission of 10% for any payment made to you and you will be given instruction on how to remit the balance funds back to the company.

Please be advised that we will have to begin the necessary process of approving you as our agent/partner on our receipt of your understanding and your sincere abilities. On our receipt of your mail we will inform you on the next step to follow as regards our approval for you to be our representative.

Please confirm the receipt of this email for immediate correspondence.
Note: Endeavor to indicate your reference number as above in all of your correspondence
with us.

Thanks in advance.
Mr.Lile Woo




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