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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: "JAMES ALLEN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesallen1378@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 05:12:21 -0400
Subject: Job Offer

0CEAN OIL&GAS COMPANY
Brookside Farm Compton
Marldon, Paignton,
TQ3 1TD.Devon
United Kingdom

DEAR CANDIDATE,

WE HAVE A JOB OFFER AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INITIAL
REQUESTING THE JOB SEARCH DIRECTORY.WE ARE A COMPANY BASED IN UNITED
KINGDOM. WHICH OUR COMPANY IS REGISTERED IN U.K CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. WE HAVE
BEEN RECEIVING ORDERS FROM NORTHERN AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, AND
EUROPE WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROCESS COMPELETELY SINCE WE DO
NOT HAVE A PAYMENT RECEIVING PERSONNEL IN THESE AREAS.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 UNITED KINGDOM.

WHAT WE OFFER:
FLEXIBLE PROGRAM: TWO HOURS/DAY AT YOUR CHOICE, DAYTIME AND EVENING
TIME WORK AT HOME: CHECKING E-MAIL AND GOING TO THE BANK PART TIME OR
FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL CONTACT TEAM WITH VERY GOOD SUPPORT AND
COMMUNICATION SKILLS OTHER HIGHLIGHTS: NO SELLING INVOLVED, NO KIT TO
BUY,WE WON'T CHARGE YOU FOR ANYTHING. MONTHLY SALARY: $450 EVERY TWO WEEKS
TO A TOTAL OF $900 PER MONTH
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. EXAMPLE IF YOU RECEIVE A CHECK OF$1,000.00 YOUR NET
INCOME
IS
$100.00,OUR COMPANY SUPPORTS ANY FEES. YOU WILL PROCESS AT LEAST 2-3
ORDERS PER-WEEK AND YOU WILL EARN MORE THAN $200.00 CASH IN HAND EVERY
WEEK. REMEMBER: THE MORE ORDERS, CHECKS YOU PROCESS- AT A FASTER RATE THE
HIGHER YOU STAND TO EARN DAILY. WHAT WE ASK: TWO FREE HOURS DAILY NOT
INCLUDING
WEEKENDS, INTERNET
ACCESS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING E-MAILS, AVAILABLE MEANS OF CASHING
MONEY ORDERS/CHECKS AT YOUR BANK .

IMPORTANT:
GET BACK TO ME EMAIL:jamesallen1378@gmail.com
CLOSING DATE:10/05/2010
YOU MUST BE OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE. U.S, UK, CANADIAN, ASIA OR AUSTRALIAN
CITIZENSHIP.
IF YOU MEET THESE CONDITIONS PLEASE CONTACT WITH THIS FOLLOWING

INFORMATION:
: FULL NAMES..
: MAILING ADDRESS..
: CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE..
: TELEPHONE NUMBER..
: PRESENT JOB (IF ANY)..
: MODE OF IDENTIFICATION..
: EMAIL ADDRESS..

WE WILL NEVER ASK YOU FOR ANYTHING MORE THEN THAT, NO BANK NAMES, NO
BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, ROUTING NUMBER, CREDIT CARD, PASSWORDS, SSN #
ETC.IF ANYONE ASKS FOR THOSE ON OUR BEHALF PLEASE DO NOT GIVE OUT THIS
INFO. THIS IS TO ENSURE YOUR SECURITY AND NON INVOLVEMENT IN CASES OF
IDENTITY THEFT.

THANKS

James Allen (II) Job Instructor
John Oliva. (1) DIRECTOR OF PAYMENTS.

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