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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: "KEN PETERSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kenpeterson_1975@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:46:14 -0800
Subject: Reference Job Position ID Number Z4WXYU00

Dear Sir/Madam,


Would you like to work online from home and get paid
weekly? If you will like to work online from home and getpaid weekly without leaving or affecting your
present job? I am KEN PETERSON of Coleford Brick &
Tile, in UK . WE produce various kinds of hand crafted ceramic tiles, which we have clients we supply weekly in the states.

My clients make payments for our supplies every week inform of US checks which are not readily cashable outside the United States , So we need someone in the States to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients and will pay 10 Percent of every payment processed.


ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR
CLIENTS IN THE STATES, GET IT CASHED IN YOUR BANK THEN DEDUCT YOUR 10 Percent AND FORWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY. ...THIS POSITION IS STRICTLY AVAILABLE FOR USA and CANADA RESIDENT ONLY...


If you are interested in starting the job, please get back to my email with the following details:

Email:
Full Name:
Street address( NO P. O. BOX address):
City:
State:
zip code:
Age:
Gender:
Phone #:
Occupation:
Job Experience (If any):
HAVE YOUR DONE ANY SIMILAR JOB BEFORE?:

Please include the following as your Subject line when replying: Reference Job Position ID Number Z4WXYU00 in the e-mail for easy identification at the processing office. Once this is done you will receive an e-mail for confirmation within 24Hrs. Thanks for taking time to read our offer.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.


Best Regards

KEN PETERSON
Coleford Brick & Tile ,
England -United Kingdom

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