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

Fraud email example:

From: "henryboxerworld@terra.es" <henryboxerworld@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:31:34 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: WORK ONLINE(GET PAID WEEKLY)!!!



IMMEDIATE JOB GET PAID WEEKLY
UNITED ASIA TRADING COMAPANY LTD GROUP
JOB-PROCESSING UNIT

DEAR CANDIDATE,

WE HAVE A JOB OFFER AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INITIAL REQUESTING THE JOB SEARCH DIRECTORY.WE ARE A COMPANY BASED IN UNITED KINGDOM.

WE HAVE BEEN RECIEVING ORDERS FROM NORTHERN AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, AND EUROPE WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROCESS COMPELETELY 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 UNITED KINGDOM.


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.

*************IMPORTANT NOTICE****************
MAKE SURE ALL CHECK ARE CLEARED AND CASH AT COUNTER BEFORE FORWARDING ANY PAYMENT.

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, CHECKS YOU PROCESS- AT A FASTER 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, ASIA OR AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP.

IF YOU MEET THESE CONDITIONS PLEASE CONTACT WITH THIS FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

NAMES:
MAILING ADDRESS: (NOT P.O.BOX)
PHONE/FAX NUMBERS
EMAIL ADDRESS FOR QUICK DELIVERY OF PAYMENTS.
AGE:
THE FOLLOWING INFO SHOULD BE MAIL TO THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS (Early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

henryboxerarts@aol.com )


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

Henry Boxer. (1) DIRECTOR OF PAYMENTS.

David Benson (II) Manager







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