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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?David=20Mark?= <davidmark.sinotext@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: david_mark02@msn.com
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 16:23:17 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Work From Home


Jeg har en ny e-mail-adresse!Nu kan du e-maile mig på: davidmark.sinotext@yahoo.dk

Hello

- Compliments to you.My name is Mr David Mark and It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation;SINO TEXTILES AND FABRICS.I currently run the UK office of this organisation with the cooperate head office in Hon Kong.This company produces and sells English,Chinese,and African textile and fabric materials.We are into exportation of English,Chinese and African textile and fabric materials to other companies especially in Europe, America, Canada and Africa.We normally encounter problems when being paid because some of our customers make payments for our supplies every week in form of money orders which are not readily cashable outside the US {JUST BECAUSE THIS MONEY ORDERS AND TRAVELLERS CHEQUES ARE DOMESTICALLY GENERATED AND CAN TAKE UP TO 28-30 DAYS TO BE CASHED HERE},so we need someone in the states to work as our representative and assist us in receiving the payments and processing the payments from our clients.The company have branches here in the UK and branches all over Aus tralia,Africa and Europe.Though a relatively new organisation,We have been expanding our clientelle to the United States and we have gotten some clients over there and like i mentioned above,We are currently recruiting trustworthy representatives in USA and CANADA that can help as a link between us and our clients around the world.We are looking for reliable individuals as book-keepers or representatives in the US or CANADA.So I would like to know if you will like to work online from home and get paid based on a percentage without leaving or it affecting your present job if you have any.The Company produces various clothing materials,batiks,assorted fabrics and traditional costumes.We have clients we supply on a weekly basis in the united states/canada and our clients make payments for our supplies every week in the form of money orders/cashiers checks,traveller's cheques and cashier's checks but we always have problems cashing it here as it takes about 28-30 days to get them cashed here in Europe.It is on th`is basis that we urgently need someone in the United States to work as our company's representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients.We are willing to pay you 10% of what comes to you weekly from the proceed of our sale.YOU WILL BE PAID 10% FOR EACH TRANSACTION.WE NORMALLY GET PAID EVERY WEEK AND SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE IN A WEEK.SO YOU WILL RECEIVE 10% OF EVERY TOTAL AMOUNT YOU RECEIVE.All you need to do is receive this payment from our client in the United States,get it cashed in your bank and then deduct your pay/commission, i.e 10% of every total amount and wire the balance to the company's accountant or lawyers at any of our regional warehouses via western union,thus,no start up cost or money required and neither is a bank account required from you.Once you are ready to work for us, then we would instruct our customers to make out Our payments in your name and you get them cashed in your bank immediately and then deduct your commission and forward the balance to the company via the money transfer method i did mention earlier on and all wiring fees will have to be from our own money.So all we need is to forward your information to our numerous clients in the States and they issue payment in form of money orders,traveller's cheques then send it via courier or mail to you.We will need you to send us the following information:1. Your full name,2. Detailed mailing address (Where you want the Money Orders to be posted to),3. Accessible telephone(Fix and mobile)4.Your current occupation(If any)5. Date of Birth.Once you have done this,we would write to formally inform you if you have been selected then instruct our customers in the US to start making payments through you to us.Note that the information you shall provide will be treated with utmost confidentiality and shall be subject to final approval.We hope to hear from you soon.Have a nice day.David Mark SINO TEXTIL ES AND FABRICS www.sinotextiles.com phone:+44-704-012-9469


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