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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money orders " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jackson.bradley1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "ASHLEY FURNITURE COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <catherins1@live.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:09:31 -0700
Subject: JOB OFFER:ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE WORKER NEEDED
ttn:
We have a job opening for the position of Accounts recievable officer. We are offering this
position to all interested applicants. Please carefully read through.
ASHLEY FURNITURE COMPANY is a well established Manufacturing Firm,that
delivers high quality precision furnitures products to some of the largest and best
known companies in far back Asia ,the Regions Of America and Rest of The world for a
long time. You will find our high quality furnitures in the BEST products on
the market today.
ABOUT US:
About Our Company
Our Vision, Values, Mission and Operating Principles have been developed to reflect not only our day-to-day work on our core business strategies,but also
to guide us through the challenges and opportunities that come with global
expansion and rapidly changing markets.
Job Description
Your primary task for now , as a representative of the company is to Coordinate
payments from customers and help us with the payment process.You are not
involved in any sales. Once orders are received and sorted we deliver the
product to a customer. After this has been done the customer has to pay for
the products but in most cases we make our clients prepay for orders or items
they order for . About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through
Certified Checks or Money Orders drawn from the United State based on the
amount involved.
We have decided to open this new contract -to-hire job position for solving this problem.
Your First Primary task (Collection of Payments):
1. Receive payment from our Customers or Clients.
2. Cash Payment at your Bank or any cashing facilities near you.
3. Deduct 10 % which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you
will be directed to send payment to (Payment is to be forwarded by Western
Union Money Transfer or Money Gram). Transfer Charges will be deducted from
Our funds.Prospective Finance coordinators should forward their resume or
infos.below if interested:
1. Your Name:
2. Mailing Address:
3. City/State:
4. Zip Code:
5. Phone Number(s):
6. Sex
7. Marital Status
8. Age:
9. occupation
A swift acknowledgment of the receipt of this email will be appreciated.please for any question mail our customer care service at(jackson.bradley1@gmail.com)
Thanks For Your Checking to Apply with US.
Catherins Taylor (Staffing and Recruiting Dept)
ASHLEY FURNITURE COMPANY
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