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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- rttc001@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Royal Textile Trading Company Malaysia" <hiphop@haysprings.net>
Reply-To: rttc001@aim.com
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:38:18 -0600
Subject: Employment Offer
Royal Textile Trading Company Malaysia.
No 19 Jalan Sultan Ismail 50250
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Dear Candidate,
We are a very small International trading company with our corporate
headquarters based in Japan.We deal on raw materials and finished personal
care products including live long products and with affiliates in Japan
and China.
Our Company is in need of representative in Europe,America and Canada and
We have decided to recruit payment officers online hence we will be
needing a representative to process our payments in these areas - due to
delays in processing payments from these areas in ASIA.we won't charge you
anything Monthly salary: $550 and Commission:10% of every money
order/check that is cashed instantly "cash in hand" or "cash on counter"
is what you get from the total cashed amount.If you are interested please
contact us by replying at this e-mail address(rttc001@aim.com) to receive
a Representative Contract agreement do give us your personal informations
as stated below,
1.Full Names
2.Full Contact Address, State: , City: And Zip Code:
3.Phone/fax Numbers
4.Age
5.Occupation
6.Company Name
Do get back with the above informations for quick delivery of payments.
Thanks
Robert Woods
Director of Payments
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