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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: ONOKEN CORPORATION <wangbaoguo@luhua.cn>
Reply-To: <xtsefw@wxlib.cn>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 03:35:40 +0800
Subject: Re: Online Job Advertisement
ONOKEN CORPORATION
1995-1 Tsurusaki, Oaza
Oita 870-0106, Japan
www.onoken.co.jp
Att:
I am Mr. Shunro Matsuo, director of ONOKEN IRON AND STEEL LTD. based in Japan. We specialized in Iron and Steel products. We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Canada/America and other nearby countries as well as debt collector.
You do not have to leave your present job for this one because this job offer will be on a part time basis as it comes once in a while and remuneration is on a percentage basis of 10% of the total amount you receive from our customers at any time on my behalf.
Do not hesitate to write us if you are interested.
Regards
Mr. Shunro Matsuo
Branch Director
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