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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: Fred Hampton <fred_hampton_18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fredhampton2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:07:33 -0400
Subject: JOB OFFER (WORK WHILE AT HOME)


Dear Friend,I represent Ricoh Company Limited Product & Manufacturing (RCL) based in Hong Kong. We deal on Colour Multifunctionals,B & W Multifunctionals,Colour Printers,B & W Printers,wide Format Copiers,Facsimiles,Digital Duplicators,Scanners Product Related Solutions...DigitalCameras,DVD+R/RW,35mm Carmeras,Multimedia Devices,as well as raw materials,etc as a branch of our numerous services.For more on our products,consult our web site www.ricoh.com.hk We are looking for a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who will be working for me as a par time worker and I will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which wouldn’t affect your present state of work, someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in the states, I mean someone that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive, I am working on setting up a branch in the state, so for now i need a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who will be handling the payment aspect for our company. These payments are in MONEY ORDERS OR CASHER'S CHEQUE and they would come to you in your name if you are willing to assist as a representative, so all you need do is cash the money order deduct your percentage and WESTERN UNION Charges then wire the rest back. But the problem I have is trust, I have made arrangement with the FBI in Washington, that if anybody gets away with my money they will definately get hold with the person, and the person will go to JAIL for LOOTING my funds. That’s all I could do on that because I rather prefer to work basicall on trust. You are to receive the MONEY ORDERS OR CASHER'S CHEQUE PAYMENT which will be sent to you by the FEDEX or UPS from my business partners, which would come in form of a MONEY ORDER OR CASHER'S CHEQUE then you are to take it to your bank account to enable you cash it and send the money cashed for the MONEY ORDERS OR CASHER'S CHEQUE to me via WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM. NOTE: All charges of the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER will be deducted from the money, so you are rest assured that you wouldn’t spend a dime out of your personal money. If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible via email. To affirm your interest, Please send to me the listed information below: #Your full name: ---------------------------#your full home address,-------------------------------#your age,--------------------------------#Occupation ------------------------#Marital status, -------------------------------#Direct contact telephone number;----------------------- I will need your home address, so that I will send the MONEY ORDERS to you via FedEx or overnight shipment.As our representative and payment officer,you are entitled to 10% of whatever payments made to you after which we shall direct you as to how to remit the balance to us via an account which we shall make available to you later.It's upon this we seek your honest cooperation and assistance to establish a cordial relationship with our clients.If you are interested,Please, to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, do send me promptly by E-mail : fredhampton2000@yahoo.com the following. Thanks in anticipation.Mr. Fred HamptonManaging Director,Ricoh Company Limited (RCL)Ricoh (Hong Kong)Head Office,20/F Tai Yau Building,181 Johnston Road,Wanchai, Hong KongE-mail: fredhampton2000@yahoo.comwww.ricoh.com.hk
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