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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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From: wilson kerry <wilsonfabricandcompeny@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <wilsonfabricandcompeny@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:01:20 -0400
Subject: TEXTILES AND FABRICS COMPANY



A SIMONS TEXTILES AND FABRICS COMPANY
1-3 Leinster Gardens
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM W2 6DP,
United Kingdom.
+44 7031967716
Hello Sir/Madam,
How are you, My name is Wilson Micheal ,am one of the executive team of A SIMONS TEXTILES AND FABRICS COMPANY A SIMONS is a company that sells Chinese and African textile and fabric material in London,I am looking for a trustworthy representative in USA /Canada that can help as a link between me and my client over there.i would like to know if you are interested to work from home for us. A SIMONS TEXTILES needs a book-keeper or representative in the states,so I want to know if you will like to work online from home and getting paid weekly without leaving or affecting your present job? we need someone to
work for the company as a representative/book keeper in Canada/USA. Our company produces various clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costumes. We have clients we supply weekly in the states and my clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of Cashier's Cheques,Money Orders or Travellers Cheques which are not readily cash able outside the US or Canada,so we need someone in the States/Canada to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients and we will pay him/her a weekly wage, by percentage. All you need to do is receive this payment from our clients in the States or Canada and get it cashed in your BANK then deduct your 10% and forward the balance to the company down here via MoneyGram or Western Union Money Transfer. The main reason why the funds cannot be cashed down here is that it would take 20-24 days for a US band note to pass through the bank here and that would tie down my capital and not make business move fast as i expected,but a US Cashier's Cheques,Money Orders or Travellers Cheques presented to the bank in the US would clear tops withing 48hrs and the person that used to help
me cash it before that is my former representative has moved to Germany with his family. Our payments will be issued out in your name and you get them cashed in your BANK, deduct your 10% of the initial capital and forward the balance to the company by Money transfer. So all I need is to forward your information to our numerous clients in the states or Canada and they will contact you before they issue payment inform of Cashier's Cheques,Money Orders or Travellers Cheques then send it via courier or mail to you. If accepted I will need your full name, address and phone number so we can forward it to our clients and they will start making payments to you as the company representative in the states.
BELOW IS AN ATTACHED LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR COMPANY WHICH YOU HAVE TO REPLY WITH AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TO YOU, I WILL LET YOU KNOW AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO SEND FUNDS TO THE COMPANY VIA MONEY GRAM OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
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The funds will come to you weekly. You are meant to deduct 10% out of each payment you get,the funds would be wired back to my company via MONEY GRAM OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. And then you are meant to deduct the money gram charges from my balance after you must have deducted your funds i.e your 10%.The funds would be sent to you via a courier company know as UPS Or Fed Ex and you would have to be on ground to sign for the package or better still leave a note on your door step for them to deliver the package should in case you would not be around to collect the package. Kindly let me have your contact phone number so that i can be able to call you up ASAP if interested.
A SIMONS TEXTILES AND FABRICS COMPANY APPLICATION FORM
FIRST NAME...............................................................
SURNAME.............................................................
ADDRESS....................................................................
CITY............................................................................
STATE.........................................................................
ZIP CODE....................................................................
COUNTRY......................................................................
PHONE NUMBER (S)....................................................
GENDER.......................................................................
MARITAL STATUS.......................................................
AGE.............................................................................
NATIONALITY.................................................................
ID NUMBER......................................................................
YOUR REGULAR EMAIL ADDRESS....................................
ATTESTATION
According to how you have been briefed earlier. You are required to
receive payment on behalf of the above motioned firm. You are to deduct 10% of
all funds processed on a particular order & forward the balance payment via
MoneyGram or Western Union Money Transfer to any of the companies regional
warehouses that will be given to you later. You will notify the company a week
ahead if eventually you want to discontinue this job. So as to terminate all payment
coming your way to avoid conflict. In agreement to this kindly append signature below.
Thanks and I await your sooner response.
MR WILSON Managing Director
A SIMONS TEXTILES AND FABRICS COMPANY
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