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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: glocraftinc@mail2artist.com
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:38:24 +0100
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED PLS!!!

INTRODUCING GLOBAL CRAFT INC.


Global Craft Inc. is a group of business men and women who deal on Art and Craft originating mainly from Asia. Our products are diverse and of the highest quality, depicting 'comfort' and 'real affluence'. Being that Asia's traditional crafts are getting more attention as very important cultural assets, we are proud of our products and so we'd like to show them to the rest of the world. Thus, we are currently expanding our market base beyond the Asian continent and into North america, South America, Europe and Africa.



WHY WE NEED YOU.

No doubt, doing business across borders has never been an easy task. We are currently searching for reliable representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our various customers in their regions (mainly Europe & North America). The time frame it takes to have their payment checks sent to us and processed is rather long. This has caused a setback in our sales.The representatives we are seeking after will serve as our payment officers/contact persons in these regions. Their sole responsibility will be to receive and process payment checks on our behalf. We believe this will go a long way in bridging the gap between us (the sellers) and our customers (the buyers). At this point, we cannot overemphasize the fact that only honest, reliable and competent persons are needed by us .We will be glad to welcome you on board if you fit in and have an interest to work for us.



REMUNERATION.

We have a rather generous and highly competitive remuneration package for our new team of sales representatives. We offer a 10% commission on every payment made via you to us. THERE IS NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION AT YOUR END. All we need from you is your total reliability and your committiment to work for us. There are no hassles as this is a work at home opportunity and wouldn't in any way interfere with your present job or status. This offer is irrespective of your qualification or present field of work. Setting you up and registering you with our company remains our responsibility. Let us know your thoughts. If interested do send promptly by email the following:


(1) FULL NAMES:
(2) CONTACT MAILING ADDRESS:
(3) STATE:
(4) TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(5) FAX NUMBER:
(6) OCCUPATION:
(7) AGE:


We look forward to working with you. Please have your response sent to this email: "globalraysanders@yahoo.com" and I will be more than pleased to give you further details.

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,

Raymond Sanders,
Marketing Manager,
(Global Craft Inc).
Tel: 44-703-189-8022
Fax: 44-871-263-8486
Email: globalraysanders@yahoo.com
http://www2.biglobe.ne.jp/~maida/j-art/


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