419 scam: "FHIDERO HOLDINGS FIRM"<info@mail.com.my> COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "% of every transaction" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.

Fraud email example:

From: "FHIDERO HOLDINGS FIRM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drbenwalcottt123@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:19:47 +0800
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Dr. Ben Walcott,chief administrative officer of FHIDERO HOLDINGS,an establishment that deals on
raw materials such as Cocoa,Rubber,Cassava,Cotton etc,and export them into the Canada, Australia,
America. We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
costumers in Canada,as well as making payments through you to us. subject to your satisfaction, you will
be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of payment and earn 10% of every transaction for your
services, as our representative. This is 100% legal and free from risk. If you are interested, please fill in the
blank spaces below:

1.Your Full Names.............................................
2.Your Full Contact Address...................................
3.Your Occupation.........................................
4.State/Country...............................................
5.Your Phone/Fax Numbers......................................

Thanks
Yours Truly,
Dr. Ben Walcott

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