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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: "FROM NAPIER COMPANY LTD" <napier_browncompany@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:58:10 +0400
Subject: ONLINE EMPLOYMENT FROM NAPIER COMPANY LTD




Napier Brown & Co.Ltd.
ADD: Ripley Drive, Normanton Industrial Estate, Normanton,
West Yorkshire, WF6 1RY, LONDON.
Website: http://www.napierbrown.co.uk/
E MAIL :napier_browncompany@yahoo.com

Hello Sir

COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON!!! Would u like to work online from home and get paid weekly?

Needs a book-keeper (financial representative) in the United States of America, Europes and

Asia , so I want to know if u will be interested to work online from home and get paid

without leaving or affecting your present job. I am Napier Brown I run a sugar company here

in Uk and we need some new deligates to work for the company as a financial

representative/book keeper.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US?
My Company needs a financial representative in your present Location who will serve as our

Representative Agent in processing any of our funds made out to us by our customers in your

Location and clients Payment through any method, due to frequent request and Large supplies

of product we do not meet our demand due to this failure so that is why we seek your time

and assistance in your present Location.
JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. Receive payment from Clients in your Location
2. Cash Payments at your Location Bank
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance afar deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be

contacted to send payment to (Payment is to forwarded in any enviconvinience means which the

Compnay will prefer).
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation in your Location! For instance: if you receive 70000 USD on our

Company behalf. You will cash the money and keep $7000 (10% from $7000) for yourself! At the

beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 12%, depending

on your hard work and effort put in please at your Location!
DO YOU NEED TO PAY FOR THE TRANSFER FEE FROM YOUR PERCENTAGE?
No you do not have to, all necessary transfer fees should be deducted
>From the balance after you must have cashed and deduct your 10% of total
Money received while finish cashing.

FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER:
SEX:
AGE:
PRESENT JOB, IF EMPLOYED:
A SCANNED ID OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:
And please know that everything is absolutely Legal.

I AM WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE
REGARDS,
Mr Napier Brown.
Web: www.napierbrown.co.uk



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