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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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Fraud email example:

From: "lee chang" <info_biglobe_02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info_bigloe_inc@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:08:00 -0600
Subject: JOB OFFER ON 15% COMMISSION

 

The UK Regional Office,                  
166B The Broadway,
Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX                                             

                            

                              JOB  OFFER  ON COMMISSION

 

Dear prospective agents,
                                     I am Mr.Smith.l.chang,personnel manager of Japan Arts &Crafts Biglobe inc,.we are a group of business men who deal on Arts and Crafts and export into the Canada/America and Europe.

          We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our costumers in the Canada/America and Europeans as well as making payments through them to us.
           Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be very glad, Please contact us for more information.Let me crave your indulgence to introduce our organisation.,Biglobe Inc.  started several years ago.It is into the production and sale of Art/Art works and Craft,.visit our website :

The face of another

 

http://www2.biglobe.ne.jp/~maida/j-art/.
          Your role in this project, is serving as our agent to get to our customers who buy our product and helping in collecting their outstanding money which they owe to our company ,you will be given a commission of 15% for any payment made to you and you will be given instruction on how to remitt the balance funds to us .   

         Subject to your  satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of contract and the percentage we will pay for your services as our representative in Canada/America and Europe.

        Please if you are interested forward to us your phone number/fax and your full contact addresses.Please get back to me as soon as possible so we could move to the next stage.

 

Thanks in advance.
Mr.Smith.l.chang
( personnel manager)
The UK Regional Office,
166B The Broadway,
Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX
Japan Arts&crafts Biglobe inc.

Phone:+447031902206,
Fax:+447092873898.

http://www2.biglobe.ne.jp/~maida/j-art/. 

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