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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Wang Xusheng <test@almatyresort.kz>
Reply-To: <wang_xusheng@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 10:38:02 +0200
Subject: China National Machinery Import and Export
Good Day,
I hope my email meets you well. We are in need of your assistance. China National Machinery Import and Export seek your services as our company representative and collection agent in Canada. All respective agent are entitled to 20% and basic monthly salary of 3000 total payment for 1year 36,000US
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If you are interested, Please provide information below to start.
Full Names:
Present Address:
Age:
Telephone Number:
Occupation:
Best Regards
Mr. Wang Xusheng
kz
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