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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: "HONEYWELL INCO." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <honeywellinco2001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:56:54 -0800
Subject: WORK AT HOME APPLY NOW (PART TIME \ FULL TIME

Honeywell International Inc.
  101 Columbia Road
  Morristown, NJ 07962
  EMAIL:honeywellinco2001@gmail.com
 
  Pleasant day,
  If you have access to a computer, and have up to three hours spare time per-
  week. you can get paid, would you like to work part or full time online from
  home and get paid weekly? If yes,then please read carefully.
  _____________________________________________________________________
  ABOUT US
  ______________________________________________________________________
  Honeywell International is a diversified technology and manufacturing leader,
  serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control
  technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products;
  turbochargers; and specialty materials.With roots tracing back to 1885,
  Honeywell employs more than 100,000 people in   95 countries. Under the
  leadership of Chairman and CEO Dave Cote, we focus on
  our Five Initiatives: Growth, Productivity, Cash, People and the Enablers,
  Honeywell Operating System and Functional Transformation.
  ______________________________________________________________________
  JOB POSITION
  _______________________________________________________________________
  We are currently seeking part or full time employees for our ever-growing
  Accounts Receivable Department. Through extensive demographic research, we
  have discovered a wealth of untapped human resources that, for one reason or
  another, need the freedom to work from home. If this sounds like you, please
  read on, and consider becoming part of our company family. as part of our
  ongoing Multi Level Marketing Network,we seek capable individuals to work for
  us as our representative.You can easily make $700-  $2000 or more in a week by
  working for us as Sub-contractor in your geographical location, you will be   in charge
  of collecting payment on behalf of our affiliates and Small  business organizations
  that are registered under us. Does it sounds like your  dream job? Well, it certainly
  for 10,000+current members who are making $700-  $2,000 weekly online with this
  system.Note that no form of investment of is needed from you and this job will take
  only 1-3 hours of your time per week.
  ______________________________________________________________________
  JOB RESPONSIBILITY
  _______________________________________________________________________
  The position of Accounts Receivable officer entails the following duties:
  coordinate payments from our clients, receive payments which come in form of
  certified checks or united states postal money orders, process payments at
  your local bank, and forward 90% of funds received to the proper branch
  office, as instructed. The remaining 10% is your wage. Since this position
  is need-based, you will have plenty of free time while enjoying a good income.
  _______________________________________________________________________
  RENUMERATION
  _______________________________________________________________________
  Every assignment in form of payment received from clients, you're entitled to
  10% which excludes the cost of processing western union to any regional office
  accountant Also you get a monthly salary of $1500 which comes at the end of every month,
  plus other incentives and benefits that accrue, which includes tax holidays.
  ________________________________________________________________________
  INTERESTED APPLICANTS (HOW TO APPLY)
  ________________________________________________________________________
  Interested applicants should reply with full name, full residential address,
  phone numbers, and email address, so that one of our Human Resource Managers
  can contact you through email, with an approval letter if the management
  decides youre a successful candidate. Please specify the best way to contact
  you in your reply email.We appreciate your interest in Honeywell International Inc.
 
  Dave Cote
  Chairman and CEO
  Honeywell International Inc.
  101 Columbia Road
  Morristown, NJ 07962
  EMAIL: honeywellinco2001@gmail.com

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