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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "moneygram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money orders " (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. )
- "cheques " (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 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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031910353 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- lnfabricstex@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "David mbeki" <dmbeki@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:37:03 +0000
Subject: From David

Dear Sir/Madam,

Would u like to work online from home/temporarily and get paid weekly ? we
are glad to offer you for a job position at our company, L&N Fabrics and
Textiles We need someone to work for the company as a representative/book
keeper in the states. This is in view of our not having an office presently
in the US.

You dont need to have an Office and this certainly wont disturb any form of
work you are going at the moment. From the Site, you will find out the
Company produces the following varities of clothing materials:- batiks,
assorted fabrics for interior decor, silk and traditional costumes which we
have clients we supply weekly in the states.

Our integrated yarn and fabric manufacturing operations use state-of-the-art
textile equipment from the world's leading suppliers. Order processing,
production monitoring and process flow are seamlessly integrated through a
company-wide computer network
* The average monthly income is about 4000.00 usd.
* No form of investments from you.
* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day

About the job:
you should know that our company manufactures and sells textile and
fabrics.We have sales representatives all over the world to distribute our
products. You know, that it's not easy to start a business in a new market
(being the US). There are hundreds of competitors, close direct contacts
between suppliers and customers and other difficulties, which impede our
sales promotion.

We have decided to deliver the products in upfront, it's very risky but it
should push up sales on 25 percent. Thus we need to get payments for our
products as soon as it's possible because customers can just "forget" to
pay. Unfortunately we are unable to open bank accounts in the United US
without first registering the company name. Presently with the amount of
Orders we have, we cannot put the on hold. For fear of loosing the customers
outrightly. Secondly we cannot cash these payments from the US soon enough
as international Cheques take about 14 working days for cash to be made
available. We lose about 75,000 USD of net income each month because we have
money transfer delays.

YOUR TASK:
Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the
payment process. You are not invloved in any sales. Our sales manager sells
products. Once he makes a sale we deliver the product to a customer (usually
through FEDEX). The customer receives and checks the products. After this
has been done the customer has to pay for the products.

About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through Certified Cheques
and Money orders based on the amount involved.We have decided to open this
new job position for solving this problem.
Your tasks are;
1. Recieve payment from Customers
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 7% which will be your percentage/pay on
Payment processed
4. Forward balance afer deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices
you will be contacted to send payment to. (Payment is to forwarded either by
Money Gramme or Western Union Money Transfer. Local Money transfers takes
barely hours, so it will give us a possibility to get customer's payment
almost immediately.

For example you've got 3000.00USD ,You take your income : 210.00 USD and
Send to us: 2790.00 USD First month you will have 15-20 transactions on
3000.00-4000.00 USD So you may calculate your income. For example 18
transactions on 3500.00 USD gives you 4410.00 USD Plus your basis monthly
salary is 1000.00 USD Total: 5410.00 USD per month After establishing close
co-operation you'll be able to operate with larger orders and you'll be able
to earn more.

Our payments will be issued out in your name and you get them cashed in your
bank deduct your weekly salary and foward the balance to the company via
western union money transfer or moneygram money transfer. We understand it
is an unusual and incredible job position. This job takes only 3-7 hours
per week. You'll have alot of free time doing another job, you'll get good
income and regular job.

But this job is very challenging and you should understand it. We are
looking only for the worker who satisfies our requirements and will be an
earnest assistant. We are glad to offer this job position to you. If you
feel that you are a serious and earnest worker and if you want to work for
L&N Fabrics and Textiles, a letter of employment would be sent to you and
you would then fill it out and send back via email and you will receive
necessary information in 1-48 hours.

Your urgent response is needed via email.

Yours Faithfully,
David Mbeki

L&N Fabrics and Textiles
Tel: + 44-703-191-0353
3 Long Marsh Lane
West Thamemead
London.
SE28 0LS
England.
Email:lnfabricstex@yahoo.co.uk

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