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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
• 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.
  • muhamade50_jerry@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alhaji. Muhamade Jerry" <jerry5050_muhamade@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: muhamade50_jerry@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:27:35 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear,

Attention Please,
It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our Company BFG Non-Wovens Textile
Co., Ltd. Based: Benetaly Express Way, Dakar Senegal in West Africa.

we have customers all over the world, those that love the textile for interior
decorations and for other decors.

We ask you to be our representative i receiving payments from our customers on
our behalf. That is, whenever we are expecting payments from our abroad
customers or associates, we will ask you to help us receive the payments and
consequently give you instructions on where the funds will be paid to.
The reason for this is not far-fetched, we have a very slow process of receiving
and making payments abroad here in my region, and this hinders a smooth dealings
with our abroad customers and associates.
Hence you are now our representative in your country, whenever we are expecting
payments from our customers, the payment will be made through you to us, and we
will give you instructions on how you can be able to also help us channel this
funds to our associates abroad that helps us in the shipment of our products.


For each payment made through you for us, you will be entitled to a 10% of the
total amount.You are mostly required to receive payments from our customers on
our behalf in your country.
Your full names, Phone number and contact address will be forwarded to all our
customers in your country now that you have indicated to work with us for easy
communications between you and the customers for purpose of payments as quickly
as possible.


Once again, do get back to us immediatel as you receive any communication from
any of our customers ready to make payment so that we can urgently advise you on
what to do with the balance money after deducting your 10% out of it.
Selected Products

Jacquard Fabric
Cotton Satin
Printed Satin
Twisted Satin

(Click the orange-framed product pictures for 3 dimensional views.
If interested mail to : muhamade50_jerry@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:muhamade50_jerry@yahoo.co.uk>
Note that no form of payment will be requested upfront in this endeavor.
On our receipt of the above details we shall forward to our customer/clients to
immediately contact you with the mode of payment.

Kindest Regards,

Alhaji. Muhamade Jerry
Managing Director. Of
BFG Non-Wovens Textile Co., Ltd
Addres: 10 x 71 Benetaly Express Way, Dakar Senegal

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