419 scam: "Bradley Huston"<monove@cable.net.co> q** New Job Opening In Your Area,pays up to 3000$ a Month**

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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:
- "money order " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bradley Huston" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bradleyhuston@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 12:07:51 +0100
Subject: q** New Job Opening In Your Area,pays up to 3000$ a Month**

~~~We get hired to go to other companies and act like customers,in order to examine services rendered by them.Once your details are confirmed you would be funded (With travelers checks, money order or checks) and would be directed to offices to either purchase or process items,then you would write comments on the services rendered.

Examples of comments you would forward to us after examining the offices:
#How long it took you to get serviced. #Smartness of the attendant
#Customer service professionalism #Sometimes you might be required to upset the attendant to see how they react
#Poor services

THIS IS A WORK FROM/PART-TIME 4-6 FLEXIBLE HOURS WEEKLY AND PAYS UP TO 3000$ IN A MONTH.

FILL REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
FULL NAME, ADDRESS, CITY ,STATE ,ZIP CODE, COUNTRY ,PHONE NUMBERS ,GENDER ,OCCUPATION,YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

COMPLETE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY FOR THE POSITION,A PROPER NOTIFICATION WOULD BE SENT TO YOU IN 48HRS, AFTER ABOVE DETAILS ARE RECEIVED.

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