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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: "Mr James Liu" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: jamesliu_0070007770@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:03:54 -0800
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OFFER IN EIMSKIP COMPANY,.LTD

From The Desk Of Mr James Liu
Eimskip Company Ltd.
Address 104 Reykjavik, Iceland
Eimskip China.
Date.25/01/07


Dear friend
I am Mr James Liu i represent Eimskip Company Ltd based in china. About
our
company. Eimskip was the first Icelandic shipping company founded in 1914.
Today
Eimskip is a part of Avion group and is a market and service driven transport

and logistics company, with 104 operating bases in 21 countries in Europe,

North-America and Asia.

Eimskip offers worldwide logistics services for refrigerated cargo, such
as
fish, meat, fruit and vegetables and our key competence is organizing and

running the most cost-effective transport network available.

Eimskip China offers world wide forwarding services to and from China. The
main emphasizes is on reefer logistics and coldstore activities.

Eimskip is a subsidiary of Avion Group. The company was the first shipping
line
in Iceland but through the years it has evolved from being a shipping line
to a
total transportation and logistics company.

Eimskip is the supplier of choice of highly valued transportation and logistic

services.We believe in building long-term relationships with our customers
and
are committed to achieving this aim by offering high quality,value-added

services tailored to customers requirements. Staff at Eimskip is trained
and
skilled in using the freighting network,IT and other resources to meet customers
cargo needs.Reliable schedules help businesses optimise their operation.

Eimskip currently have a work force of about 1,500 people, one-third of
whom
work in other countries than Iceland.The staff at Eimskip has extensive

knowledge in the transportation field in addition to good contacts worldwide.


Note that if eventually you are selected by the company to do this job,you
would be placed on a Monthly salary of $7,000,00,a 5% commission for any
sales you make per goods and also for any payment you receive on behalf
of the
company.Note that you would also be entitled to other allowances which includes

Health,Travelling and retirements benefits.

To facilitate this transaction if you deem you would be able to undertake
this
task for the company,I would want you to submit to us via mail the following

information which includes:
1 Your Full Name as it would appear on your resume
2 Your Qualification
3 Your Contact Address
4 Telepone number/Fax
5 Your present Occupation and Position presently held

Thanks for your time and we look forward to hearing from you.
Yours most truly,
Mr James Liu
Position:Managing Director Eimskip company Ltd.
www.eimskip.com


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