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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: "Jerry" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <miswajerry@lankaemail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 06:18:37 -0800
Subject: JERRY GLOBAL

Miswa Chemicals Ltd.
Caswell Road
Brackmills Indust Est.
Northampton
Northants, England
United Kingdom
NN4 7PW
This is to inform you that we have offered you a part time job position in our satellite representative department as our regional manager, following our job search procedure; you were short listed in the initial email listing in our job search directory.
ABOUT US:
Miswa Chemicals Ltd, Miswa Chemicals are an internationally recognized manufacturer of automotive products, distributing throughout the globe.  UK based, Miswa currently manufactures over 7 million litres of brake fluid per year and our POLYGARD label is well known in more than 40 countries. This network has made us a link between some business organizations and we have over 200 Small Business Organization and 10,000 individuals in the States and Canada that are registered and placing their adverts with us around the globe.
OUR PROPOSAL:
As this network is expanding with the demand for more regional branches and more international customers/affiliates and Small business organizations joining this network, we are begining to have difficulties processing payments.Most of these payments come inform of International Checks and it can be paid into your Equity Line of Credit Account if you have and this gives chance for massive percentage. This has created the need for a capable person to handle the payment processing unit hence you are employed as our regional manager and you shall be the middle-man between us and these customers/affiliates and Small business organizations near you.
 
REQUIREMENT:
Proposed worker must be reliable, well-motivated and well-executive, 18 years and above; must have access to internet, phone number. Must spend one hour or 30 minites on the internet to check and reply emails everyday. Must have ability to record every transaction processed in case of emergency.
 
 
YOUR SALARY/JOB DISCRIPTION:
The job requires a flexible schedule shift that would not affect your present state of work. Your salary is based on commission for the first Month and there after you will be entittle to a full salary of $400 per week which is $1,600 per Month with some allowances that will be made known to you later base on your ability to handle the job perfectly. You are to choose how you want your salary (Monthly/Weekly).
 
Your commission will be ten percent (10%) of every transaction you process on our behalf which is not part of your salary. This implies that every $5000 you process, you stand to gain $500. You will deduct your $500 with any extra cost of sending the money to the company before sending the rest of the money to the company. Once you receive any payment, you will notify us. All payment should be wired to the company via Western Union Money Transfer, Money Gram or wire transfer to any of our office world wide(depending the amount of money processed) as you will be instructed. Does it sound like your dream job?
 
INTERESTED APPLICANT:
If you are interested in starting the job, please get back to the employment director with the following details:
 
Full Name:____________________
Street address:_______________
City:_______________
State:____________________
Zip code:_______________
Country:________________
Age:________________
Gender:________________
Phone #:_______________
Occupation:________________
Job Experience (If any):________________
Indicate if you have equity line of credit account---------------------
PLEASE NOTE:
Also note that this transaction is risk free and legal under the reserved bank operation act 2005. All information given by you will be treated confidentially and used only for the purpose of your employment. This is in accordance with the US Data Protection Act 1998.
 
 
Best regards,
 
Jerry Global
 
Private Employment Cordinator.

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