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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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From: cheapsltd24@yahoo.com
Date: 25 Dec 2007 01:14:21 -0000
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OFFER URGENT!


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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Urgent Vacancy!!!</b></font>
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<td height="20" nowrap bgcolor="#dff1e1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"><strong>Contact Information</strong>&nbsp;</font><img src="http://media.monstergulf.com/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></td>
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Jonathan Mason</b></font><br />
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Jonathan Mason<BR>
Canada</font>
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<td valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cheapsltd24@yahoo.com">cheapsltd24@yahoo.com</a><br>
<strong>Phone:</strong>&nbsp;100-000-0000<br/><strong>Mobile:</strong>&nbsp;Not specified<br/><strong>Current Location:</strong>&nbsp;Canada<br/>
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<td height="20" align="left" nowrap bgcolor="#dff1e1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000"><strong>Personal Information</strong>&nbsp;</font><img src="http://media.monstergulf.com/trans.gif" width="1" height="1"></td>
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<b>Date of Birth</b> &nbsp;13 Sep 1960<br><b>Gender</b> &nbsp;Male<br><b>Citizenship</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;United States<BR><b>Languages</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;English<BR><b>Religion</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;Christianity
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<td bgcolor="FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">No Experience </font></td>
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<td bgcolor="FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Any</font></td>
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<td bgcolor="FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Not Specified</font></td>
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<td valign="top" bgcolor="FFFFFF" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Current employer</b></font></td>
<td bgcolor="FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">B&M fabrics limited</font></td>
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<td valign="top" bgcolor="FFFFFF" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Current Annual Salary</b></font></td>
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<td valign="top" bgcolor="FFFFFF" ><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Previous Employer</b></font></td>
<td bgcolor="FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">B&M fabrics limited</font></td>
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<td bgcolor="FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Not specified</font></td>
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<td valign="top" bgcolor="FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Desired Job Type</b></font></td>
<td bgcolor="FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Permanent Part Time</font></td>
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<td width="25%" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,tahoma,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><!--detailed_resume_starts--><pre style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Dear Candidate, Do you need a job? Would you like to work online from home? Can you spare one hour daily? If
you enjoy working from home then I think this would be a perfect job for you. Our job is a flextime,
flex-place opportunity designed to fit around your family's income and time needs._____ B&M fabrics ltd is a
UK based company looking for energetic and committed individuals to fill the part-time receivables clerk
position in the United States . As a receivables clerk, you will be in charge of processing and facilitating
payment funds transfers initiated by our US and CANADA clients under the supervision of the regional manager.
A perfect candidate should be a good communicator who is also comfortable with numbers. Your level of
education or basic administrative experience dosn't matter. We presently run a Fabric Company in United
Kingdom and have been in the business for sometime now; we have reached a big sales volume of fabric/textile
materials in Europe and also some part of Asia . We are now trying to penetrate into the US and CANADA market
but have been experiencing some problems when it comes to receiving payment due to the location of my
clients. And the payment will be inform of checks/money orders.And they will be sending them to your location
via UPS OR FeDeX.When you start getting them,cash them at your bank,deduct your percentage and forward/send
the remaining money via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Transfer.In doing this Job,I hope to have
your trust and cooperation.._____ First step in this job is for you to wait at home for checks sent by our
clients on your name as per our instructions. For this to be possible we need your basic personal info such
as full name and full address. We will never ask you for anything more than that, no bank name, bank account
number, routing number, credit card, passwords, social security number etc. If anyone asks for those on our
behalf please do not give out this info. This is to ensure that you will not be the victim of identity theft.
After you receive the checks you will have to go to the bank to cash them. This will happen of course after
the bank clears them. The time it takes for the checks to clear depends on your bank. Our main requirements:
18 years or older._____ If you are Interested In this job and want to work for us, please kindly send the
information below to us by fax or email. Our fax number is Fax: 1206-350-2748 , 1206-203-0351 , 1206-203-1778
or email at ________ cheapsltd24@yahoo.com



1. Your full Name: ______________________ 2. Mailing Address:______________________ 3:
City:______________________ 4. State:______________________ 5. Zip Code:______________________ 6. Cell Phone
Number:______________________ 7. Country:______________________ 8. Age:______________________ 9.
Gender:______________________ 10. Occupation:______________________ 11. E-mail address:______________________

Our payments will be issued out in your name once we have gotten an acceptance notification from you. Please
endeavor to reply as soon as possible if you are interested in this opportunity. Thanks for giving us your
time and hope to hear from you soon.

Yours truly,
Jonathan Mason
B&M Fabrics ltd United Kingdom</pre><!--detailed_resume_ends--></td>
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