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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • denis_wilton@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:13:34 +0000
Subject: SINOSTEEL TRADING COMPANY IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION .



Dear Sir/Madam,
Goodday to you, My name is Mr.Denis wilton , Managinig Director of SINOSTEEL TRADING COMPANY IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION .
we are a group of business men who deal on raw materials such as non-metallic minerals such as Calcite,Barytes,Manganese Dioxide,Dolomite,Mica, China Clay ,Mangnese Dioxide ,Ferrous (Iron )Oxide and of recent,Art and Craft and export into the Canada/America and Europe.
We need representative in your country to help facilitate payment of our money from clients that we have shiped our products to in other countries.
We have no agents in America,Canada,and Europe and this affect our business so much, they owe us alot of money.Also language barrier is hindering our exercise with our foreing counterparts overseas.
Please if you are interested,you can mail :denis_wilton@yahoo.com
Thanks In advance.
PRESIDENT:Mr Denis WiltonSinosteel Trading Company.

Anti-fraud resources:

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