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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: "Shanghai Imp.,/Exp.,Co.,Ltd,China" <shanghaitoys233@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: shanghaitoys231@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:44:02 -0300
Subject: Hi



Classified information, Please acknowledge receipt.

We are a company based in China. Exclusively we engage in the business
of Import/Export and manufacturer's representative of various types of
toy materials.Our target market is premised on Demography and
Geography. However, our company has Accounts Receivable or Receivable
delinquency from several firms and individuals in the U.S. The
inability to receive these A/R has affected our cash inflow. In fact,
our revenues have dwindled and this has negatively affected our
operations and organizational goals.

To balance our cash inflow, we had to restructure our discounts, in
spite of the attractive discounts, these firms and individuals have
violated the payment terms. Hence, we are seeking your services as a
legal representative in your region to ensure that our delinquent and
payment dues are settled.

We are incapacitated by distance and also impeded from taking direct
litigations. We therefore wish to summon your courage to act on our
behalf by initiating the aforementioned litigation but you should
employ Mediation approach before a possible law suit. Below are the
services we hope your firm can render to us.

1. Provide consultation and legal advice on delinquent payments
2. Advise us on mediation or possible lawsuit
3. Receive the said funds from the individuals and firms and keep in a
trust account on our behalf until requested by our company.
4. Brand protection,copyright,trademark of our products in the US market.

We look forward to hearing from you if your firm can render any of the
aforementioned services.

Thanks in advance.
Very Respectfully,
Michael Farrel
(Director of finance/sales),
Shanghai Toys Import & Export China
139 An Yuan Road Shanghai China
Post Code : 200041.
http://www.shanghaitoys.com

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