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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: "MR Baker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <baker_benson@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:12:11 -0800
Subject: Employment

 
       
 
         
 
Pleasant day,
 
 
If you have access to a computer, you can get paid.
 
Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly? If yes, Joba Leisure BV is glad to offer you a job position in our company, Mercado Libre Limited in conjunction with Ebay 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 a 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 is needed from you and this job will take only 3-7 hours of your time per week.
 
Mercado Libre Limited is a link between small scale business organizations and their customers. For now, we have up to 200 Small business Organization and 400 individuals registered and placing their adverts with us.
 
Your tasks are:
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1. Receive payment from Customers.
2. Deduct 10% which will be your Commission/pay on Payment processed and remit our balance to us either via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gramm
 
Note: This job takes only 3-7 hours per week. This job is very challenging and you should understand it. We are looking for capable, honest and open hearted individuals who satisfies our requirements and that this willing and capable of handling this job position as a sub-contractor in his or her Geographical location.
 
To get Started, please provide the details below
 
Full Names:
Full Contact Address:
Age:
City:
Zip Code:
State:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Gender:
Marital Status:
Occupation:
 
Thanks for your Co-operation
 
Baker Benson
Joba Leisure BV

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