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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: "DAYSPRING FARMS AND COTTON COMPANY." <jasonlettercotton1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 13:58:34 -0700
Subject: Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly?

Good Day Sir/Madam,

Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly?

DAYSPRING FARMS AND COTTON COMPANY needs a book-keeper in the state,so l want to know if you will like to work online from home and get paid
weekly without leaving or affecting your present job.

It's just that l presently run a cocoa, textile and fabrics firm l inherited from my late Dad in the MALAYSIA and we need someone to work for
the company as a representative/book keeper in the states.

My company produces various clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costume which we have clients we supply weekly in the
states.

Our Buyers (Customers) make payments for our supplies every week in form of Money Order and Online Check which are not readily cashable
outside the country,so we need someone in the States to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients and i
will pay him weekly salary.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES GET IT CASHED IN YOUR BANK THEN DEDUCT YOUR WEEKLY PAYMENT AND FORWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

Our payments will be issued out in your full name and you can get them cashed in your bank as these is the only pace my company can be safe as
to let you cash the money orders or the online check and you will then need to deduct your weekly salary and forward the balance to the company via western union money transfer,

SO ALL I NEED IS TO FORWARD YOUR INFORMATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES AND THEY ISSUE PAYMENTS IN FORM OF MONEY ORDERS THEN SEND IT TO YOU
VIA MAIL OR COURIER.

I will need your Full name, Residential Address and Phone Number so we can forward it to our clients and they will start making payments to you as the company'Representative in the states.

I WILL EMAIL YOU A LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR COMPANY WHICH YOU HAVE TO REPLY WITH AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION ATTACHED TO IT.

AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TO YOU I WILL LET YOU KNOW AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO SEND FUNDS TO THE COMPANY VIA
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AT:
jasonlettercotton1@yahoo.com

Warmest Regards,
Jason Letterlough

DAYSPRING FARMS AND COTTON COMPANY.


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