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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "JEFFREY RICE" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:06:32 -0700
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Cheapfabrics and Co Thames Court, 1 Victoria St, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1YB Dear Sir/Madam, My Name is MR.JEFFREY RICE Account Manager of Cheap fabrics and Co, our company is currently looking for a representative in United States and Canada,Europe who will help us establish a new distributing network to get to our clients that bought goods from us and collect their outstanding bills which they owe the company. This Job is a part time job for you, to find out more about our product,please check our website for more info, www.cheapfabrics.co.uk Terms And Condition: 1. To receive payments from the Clients. 2. Cash the Payments at your bank. 3. Deduct 10%, which will be your percentage/pay for your services to us. 4. Forward balance after deduction of your percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be directed to send the funds to us. Please if you are interested forward to us your following details: 1. Full Names: ................................ 2. Contact address: ........................... 3. City: ...................................... 4. State: ..................................... 5. Zipcode: ................................... 6. Telephone/fax number:....................... 7. Gender/Age:................................. 8. Occupation: ................................ Thanks and we await your sooner response. MR. JEFFREY RICE http://www.cheapfabrics.co.uk Phone:+4470457 34494 Email:jeffrey.rice101@gmail.com

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