419 scam: "P/B Leather products Intl."<pbryant@hotmail.com> ATTN: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED P/B LEATHER PRODUCTS LTD, UK

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "cashier's check" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- office4repseek2010pbryantuk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "P/B Leather products Intl." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <office4repseek2010pbryantuk@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:06:01 +0100
Subject: ATTN: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED P/B LEATHER PRODUCTS LTD, UK

Dear Representative.

I represent P/B Leather products International, based in the UK. My company exports finished leather products and other goods/services for world trade.Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly? P/B Leather products Ltd needs a Book-Keeper in U.S.A and Canada, In this regard, i would like to know if you would be interested to work from home and get paid for the services you render without leaving or it affecting your present Job. We are recruiting individuals to work for the company as Representatives/Book Keeper from the countries listed above. We have customers we supply weekly in these countries and our customers make payments for our supplies every week in form of Money Orders, Bankers Draft and Cashier's checks, checks which are not readily cashed outside Canada and the country of issuance. so we need Someone in the above regions listed above to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our customers. P/B Leather products i
nternational is offering a 20% co

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

All you need to do is receive payments from our customers, notify us on payment delivery to you, get it cashed at your bank or any financial institution that does such tasks and then forward the balance after deduction of your percentage to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to by me. (Payment is forwarded either by Money Gram, Western Union Money Transfer, pay pal or Bank Transfers). Our payments will be issued out in your name and address. On receipt of payment, you are to get them cashed at your bank immediately and then deduct your commission and forward the balance to the company. We understand it is an unusual and incredible job position. This job takes only 3-7 hours per week and you'll have a lot of free time doing another job, you'll get good income and regular job. But this job is very challenging and you should understand it. We are looking only for workers who satisfy our requirements and we would be glad if you accept this job offer. If you
feel that you are a serious, earn

APPLICATION FORM: PLEASE FILL AND SEND BACK IMMEDIATELY IF INTERESTED.

FIRST NAME............ LAST NAME..............
ADDRESS.......................................
CITY...................... STATE..............
ZIP CODE................ COUNTRY..............
PHONE NUMBER (S)...............................
GENDER.............. MARITAL STATUS............
AGE................. NATIONALITY...............
HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE PLEASE INDICATE YES OR NO?

PLEASE EMAIL ME ON MY DIRECT AND PRIVATE EMAIL IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WORK: office4repseek2010pbryantuk@gmail.com

Thank you for your time and warmest regards.

Yours Sincerely,

Sir.Paul Bryant.
P/B LEATHER PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL.
159 HAINAULT AVENUE
ESSEX
SS0 9EU

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