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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: "Dr.Ray c c hooper" <dr_hooper@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 21:00:10 +0530 (IST)
Subject: i look foreword to here from you.




ABM Industries Incorporated

New York City

+1 315 633 4051

www.abm.com



ATTN: Sir ,



I am delighted to inform you that the above named company is a Manufacturing/Industries company here in New York City.



We provide a network of technical and engineering area managers serving all of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Our local area resources cover all aspects of building/engineering maintenance and repair.



Many of our building maintenance engineers hold professional engineering and design degrees, contractor’s licenses, and LEED AP or other accreditations to improve building operations.



You can view our web site www.abm.com for your understanding, presently ourengineering team wishes to come down to MALAYSIA as we were made to understand from the Asia of Trade and Commerce in here that material resources are sold in Malaysia. We want to procure a raw material and if possible site our annex office/industry in Malaysia due to the nearness of the material.



Our humble purpose of contacting your good recommendation is to employ you as our local representative in Malaysia with regards to the sitting of our annex office/industry, which is solely going to be under your supervision, you shall aid the process of construction and incorporation and my company shall go into bilateral relationship personally with you. We shall come with letters of memorandum of understanding for your official endorsement.



We implore you to assist our company in confirming a raw material by contacting this company (below) in Malaysia to enquire the availability and indigenous price of the raw material as the company was recommended from the Economic desk of the Malaysia High Commission here in United State.



As a local dealer who deals on this raw material in industrial quantity as advertised also by the company in the International Local Brochure when they attended exhibition in Japan.2009



WESTPOINT COMPANY

( Malaysia.)

ENGR: C.J WILLAIMS.

TEL: +60143274228



Please take note of our specification



RAW MATERIAL REQUIRED - ZAKOLINE RAW MATERIAL

DESCRIPTION - WHITE IN COLOR

SIZE - SOLID LIKE SUGAR CUBE

INT'L STANDARD SCALE - 5 PIECES = 1UNIT

PRICE: LIST

QUANTITY REQUIRED - 2000 UNITS



NOTE: Please this WESTPOINT COMPANY is a foreign base company in Malaysia, please do contact ENGR.C.J WILLAIMS. With the above telephone number+60143274228 for enquiry our behalf and report back to us immediately via email or telephone call +1 315 633 4051.



I wish to inform you that the board of directors of ABM Industries Incorporated, unanimously agreed that if we can get an indigenous confirmation of substantial quantity of the raw material and most especially- fair price we shall endorse 10% commission of the total purchase for you as our host representative for the first time and you should be informed of the continuity of this transaction because we'll be buying the product four-month intervals for five good years through you then we can discuss how to get landed properties for the establishment of our annex office through you in MALAYSIA .



Best regards.

Dr. Ray C. C. Hooper

(Managing Director)

ABM Industries Incorporated

New York City

+1 315 633 4051

dr_hooper@yahoo.com

www.abm.com

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