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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: kyle jackson <kyle_jackson17@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:57:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT..........


Ms Urja Hireshy,

How are you and your family?hope all is pretty ok,if so glory be to God almighty.i have all answer to your qestions:
1;When you receive the cheque from my customer then you can take it to your own bank and cash the money or you can easily take it to a cashing point outlet closer to you for cashment.
2; If a currency exchange is more easier or saver for you,then you are also advise to take it their for cashment and the charge percentage will also be deduct from the money you are cashing for me and not you to pay your own money nor the 10% you are to deduct .
3; The company is responsible for the cashing fee which i just told you in number 2(two).
4; If truly you want to work with my company as a representative in the united kingdom and for the fact that you have explain to me the problem you are facing right now ,then i can make it a weekly basis employment,meaning that payment will be made to you through cheque weekly by my customers.
5; Also it is going to be a steady work which you can count on a certain income for yourself to beable to pay for your monthly bills.
6; all you have to do is that ,you just make it as faster as possible to cash the cheque immediately you recieved it from my customer then you deduct your 10% and send the money to my existing account i will give to you soonest,meaning that you can take the cheque to the faster place you can beable to cash it at list in two or three days and infact if its possible that day because these will enable you to get another payment from my customers in time.
7; You dont worry everything is under control by me all you have to do is the informations i ask from you so as to start payment immediately then you can start working for me and your % will be deducted.
8; Ms Urja Hireshy YOU ARE QUALIFY FOR THESE JOB.

All i need from you now to start up this is you trust and three details to start,Due to some payment and right avilable to be made to me now. Details i will want you to provide is:

(1)Your full name which will be on the cheque

(2)Your address where my customer's will send the cheque to for you to go and cash.

(3)Your cell or direct phone number for easy communication.

Once all this is recieved and we develop having trust in you my business patners will start immediately with making payments through you.

Thanks for your urgent response once more and i hope to receive these details as soon as possible to enable me send to my Customers who are to pay me.
Regards.

Kyle Jackson




Urja Hireshy <urja1154@foreign-workers.co.uk> wrote:
Hello my dear!

Please understand that I will not let you down. I had already said earlier that we will press on with this great transaction. All I wish for is for you to supply some complete evidence of how it will work.

Also I have been contemplating: what about EU money movement restrictions? Do they hit me?

Can you kindly answer? I look forward to reading something genial from you.

Compliments,

Ms Urja Hireshy

The meeting site for all Asian migrant workers in the UK. http://www.foreign-workers.co.uk/



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