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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: mattew johnson <mattewjohnson007@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mattewjohnson111@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 09:56:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: EMPLOYMENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mattewjohnson007@yahoo.com

NOTE:ALL RESPONSE SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO mattewjohnson111@yahoo.com

fatimm1960@yahoo.com

Laoux

International.(CHINA)

Dear Candidate,

We have a job offer available

for you in response to your Initial

requestin the Job search directory.

We are a company based in ASIA.

We have been recieving orders from

NORTHERN AMERICA, AUSTRALIA,and

EUROPE which we have not been able to

process competently since we do

not

have a payment recieving personel

in these Areas.We have decided to

recruit payment

officers online hence

we will be needing a representative to process

our payments in these

areas - due to delays in processing payments from

these areas in ASIA.


What we offer:

Flexible program: two hours/day at your choice,

daytime and evening

time

Work at home: checking e-mail and going to

the bank Part time or full

time Professional contact team with very

good support and communication

skills

Other highlights: no selling

involved, no kit to buy,we won't charge

you anything

Monthly salary:

$450 every two weeks to a total of $900 per month

Commission:10% of

every money order/check that is cashed instantly

"cash in hand" or

"cash on counter" is what you get from the total

cashed

amount.

EXAMPLE If you receive a check of$1,000.00 your net income is $100.00,

our company supports any fees. You will process at least 2-3 orders per

day and you will earn more than $200.00 cash in hand each day.

REMEMBER: THE MORE ORDERS YOU PROCESS- AT A FASTER THE RATE THE HIGHER

YOU STAND TO EARN DAILY.


What we ask:Two free hours daily not

including weekends, Internet

access for sending and receiving e-mails,

available means of cashing

money

orders/checks at your bank using your

existing bank account.

IMPORTANT:

You must be over 21 years of age.

U.S,UK,CANADIAN OR AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP.

If you meet these

conditions and wish to apply send this reference position

number#3456234 and please contact us by replying at this

e-mail

address mattewjohnson111@yahoo.com

Contract agreement.Please add

your full names,contact or mailing

address

and phone/fax numbers for

quick delivery of payments.

We will never ask you for anything more

then that, no bank names, no

bank account number, routing number,

credit card, passwords, ssn # etc.

If anyone asks for those on our

behalf please do not give out this

info.


This is to ensure your

security and non involvement in cases of

Identity Theft.

Thanks for

taking time to read our offer.

My Regards,

Mattew Johnson.( REFERRING

AGENT) for

Xin Laou (II)

Laoux International

Copyright Reserved 2006

- mattew johnson


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