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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: "Richard Valdez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kevinclark@in.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:53:54 +0100
Subject: Job Offer !!!! ( GET PAID WEEKLY)

Fabrics And Poles Ltd
Thames Court, 1 Victoria Street,
Windsor, Berkshire +.
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 704 010 4820
Fax: +44 703 040 3941
Email: kevinclark@in.com
URL:http://www.fabricsandpoles.com

Dear Sir/Ma,

Would you like to work from home and get paid weekly? My name is Kevin
Clark,the
Chief Executive Officer of Fabrics and Poles Ltd based in United Kingdom we
produce and sell Chinese and African textile and fabric material, I am looking
for a trustworthy representative in USA/Canada that can help as a link between
me and my client over there so i would like to know if you are interested in
working from home for us, Fabrics and Poles Ltd based needs a
representative in
the states, this position does not require any relevant experience and it is
best suited for all {graduates, professionals and non graduates}.

I want to know if you will like to work online from home and get paid weekly
without leaving or affecting your present job. You can also visit our website
http://www.fabricsandpoles.com, My company produces various clothing
materials,
batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costumes. We have clients we supply
weekly in the states and my clients make payments for our supplies
every week in
form of money orders or cashiers check which are not readily cash able outside
the US or Canada, so we need someone in the States/Canada to work as our
representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients and I
will pay him/her a weekly wage by percentage. It is required for You to be
honest and executive.

All you need to do is receive this payment from our clients in the States or
Canada and get it cashed in your bank or a cashing center, then deduct
your 10%
and forward the balance to the company down here via money gram or
western union
money transfer. The main reason why the funds
cannot be cashed down here is that it would take 20-24 days for a US
money order
to pass through the bank here and that would tie down my capital and not make
business move fast as i expected, but a US money order presented to
the bank in
the US would clear tops within 48hrs and the person that used to help me cash
the money orders who was my former representative has moved to Germany
with his
family.

Our payments will be issued out in your name and you get them cashed in your
Bank, deduct your 10% of the initial capital and forward the balance to the
company by money transfer. So all I need is to forward your information to our
numerous clients in the states or Canada and they
will contact you before they issue payment in form of money order or cheques
then send it via courier or regular mail to you.

Subject to your satisfaction,regarding your interest in being our
"REPRESENTATIVE AGENT" in the USA, Canada region, please fill out this
form below:

*FABRICS and POLES RECEIVING PAYMENT ACCOUNT FORM*
Title : Ms/ Mr/ Mrs/ Dr: ..
First Name: ..............................
Surname:............... ..................
Age: .........................
Relevant Experience: ..............
Residential Address:......................
City.........Zipcode.....State..........
Country:................. ..............
Phone Number:..................
Fax Number:.......................... ....

*Do you have an exclusive relationship with another United Kingdom
based company? YES /NO.*

Please also let us know the best time to reach you on phone especially as we
have a difference in time.

Please send the above details to: kevinclark@in.com

Thank you for your time.

Kevin Clark
Fabrics And Poles Ltd
Thames Court, 1 Victoria Street ,
Windsor , Berkshire SL4 1YB.
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 703 184 5450
Fax: +44 700 580 7189
Email: kevinclark@in.com
URL:http://www.fabricsandpoles.com
Email: kevinclark@in.com

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