419 scam: "Steve Nash"<stevenash@gmail.com> Representative Needed Urgently

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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:

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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447505139825
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.
- stevenashmd@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Steve Nash" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stevenashmd@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 16:40:08 -0700
Subject: Representative Needed Urgently

We are looking to employ a work-at-home Financial Assistant/Secretary, who
can handle billings and handle a full inventory of monthly billings,
payments
and other activities routed through him/her worldwide.

Our company,Steve Nash Ltd. Is a notable and highly reputable manufacturing
and large departmental store company based in the United Kingdom with
varieties of products needed worldwide. With research and development fully
grounded in customer feedback, we are an industry leader in product quality,
reliability and customer satisfaction. View www.shoptour.co.uk for our
products.

Would you like to work from home or office and make money which can make up
to two thousand dollars in a week without affecting your present occupation?
If yes, then You will work as our Company Assistant/Secretary to help
process payments, Live help for Customers and keep records of transactions
going on. The company has to be very mobile, as We need to import and export
a lot of our products which are produced in Europe. We have stores in the
United Kingdom, WA, Fremont, CA et al. We sell our products mostly here in
the USA.

Working with us will also not disturb your other jobs as being mentioned
earlier.
We require that our applicants should have easy access to the internet, be
reachable easily and respond/carry out instructions sent as soon as
possible.

Please reply to: stevenashmd@gmail.com with the information below for entry

Full Names:
Address: (Not P.O. Box)
City:
State:
Zip code:
Cell Number:
Home Number:
Email Address:

More information awaits you in my further correspondence to your response.

Best Regards.

Yours Faithfully,
Billy Scott
Gallery Road, Dulwich Village,
London SE21 7AD
Rc:122132
Tel: +447-505-139-825
+447024042813
www.shoptour.co.uk
C 2002-2010 Steve Nash Ltd

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