419 scam: "Edward Lee"<barrerastusfulman@lawyer.com> Be Our Agent

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dredwardlee@administrativos.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Edward Lee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dredwardlee@administrativos.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:39:44 +0300
Subject: Be Our Agent

Knit Textiles Mfg.
3A, Jalan wawasan 16 Taman
Perindustrian Sri Gading
83300 Batu Pahat, Johor,
Malaysia
Tel/Fax: +60321784653
http://knitt-mfg.com/

A company,Knit Textiles Mfg. is a Apparel Manufacturing Company based in Malaysia
with affiliates in Japan and China and Taiwan is in need of a representative in Europe,America and Canada to represent its interests with some companies

that export varieties of clothing materials:-batiks,assorted fabrics for interior decor,satin,silk and traditional costumes.

The representatives will act as receiving payment agent for goods and products bought from our customers.You will be compensated with 15% of the gross total

amount from any payment recovered from our deliquent customers in your location. If you are interested and require for moreinformation about our company

please send an email with your,

Full Names:

Your Address:

Cell phone Number

to our Human Resources Administrator:

Dr Edward Lee

Email To: dredwardlee@administrativos.com

As soon as we hear from you we will give you a call to have a telephone interview with you.

Best Regards,

Dr Edward Lee

Human Resources Administrator

Knit Textiles Mfg.
3A, Jalan wawasan 16 Taman
Perindustrian Sri Gading
83300 Batu Pahat, Johor,
Malaysia
Tel/Fax: +60321784653
http://knitt-mfg.com/

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam