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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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Fraud email example:

From: <remylawrencejr@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 08 May 2010 18:57:27 -0400
Subject: Job Position For You...

Dear Prospective Employee,

I am delighted to Offer you the position of (Online Cashier) , I
would duly go through all details,your job description,salary and benefits.
First I would like to tell you more about the company you would be working
for.It’s All About Security, Stability & Know How
Working Seamlessly Together To Provide Outstanding Services To Individuals,
Families, Small Businesses,& Investors
ALLIANT FINANCIAL GROUP-AFG
The Alliant Financial Group-AFG, a privately owned Idaho Corporation, was
founded in early 2006 by partners Roger K. Young and William Critchfield
who have a combined 65 years of Financial, Marketing and Executive
management experience. They saw the tremendous need to better service the
needs of average American families in regards to completely eliminating
their debt with ease Clearly the greater portion of the American public is
deeply in debt and need a solution for ending the crisis. Using one of the
several AFG Total Debt Elimination Programs administered through its
Strategic Partners , has a solution unlike any other to meet the challenge.
Until now the options available have been limited to debt consolidators,
negotiators or bankruptcy. With, AFG there is a Total debt elimination
program to fit the needs of almost all individuals, families.

Since its first inception in early 2006, AFG has exploded onto the national
scene because of its unique debt elimination strategies and innovation.

PLEASE NOTE: Originally in 2006, the company was established as Freedom
Financial Group-FFG, unfortunately the name was not registered and too many
other companies soon copycated the name in many forms and fashions, causing
much confusion in the marketplace. In July of 2008, the company officially
changed its name to Alliant Financial Group-AFG, a registered name.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY:
There are 3 levels of staffs, the permanent staffs, the contract staffs and
commission based staff which am employing you for.
In this assignment of (Online Cashier),your key responsibilities will
require you to liaise with customers regarding their accounts and ensure
the collection of all outstanding monies via wire Transfers, cash payments
and Checks. You will be required to sort out payments
RENUMERATION:
Your base COMMISSION salary is $800 BI-WEEKLY (less statutorily required
deductions). Your salary is payable once a client debt as been fully
processed by you standard payroll practices
Your hours of work are based on you (Flexible) irrespective of your work.
Assessment Period:

FOR APPOINTMENTS TO PERMANENT & SEASONAL POSITIONS: Consistent with
Article 8 Probationary Period for Permanent & Seasonal Appointments, the
first 4 months of your appointment to this position is a probationary
period. We will review your progress in the position on a regular basis
and provide you with regular feedback. We will be in a position to confirm
continued employment upon successful completion of the probationary period.

By accepting this offer, you also acknowledge and agree that you shall
abide by the terms and conditions, and that such terms and conditions are
reasonable:

Confidentiality: During the course of your employment with US, you will be
entrusted with confidential and proprietary information. You agree that
such information will not be released or divulged, whether directly or
indirectly, unless authorized by our policy, required by law, or through
the express written consent given under the hand of the proper officer with
authority to give such consent.

I would like you to know you would be reporting to Me, you would be under my Networking tree of collection .

As discussed, I would like to have your details documented.
Full Name:
Residential address:
City:
State,Zip Code:
Employment Status:
If employed, Place of employment:


we hope that you will be able to join us .
We do hope that you will accept our offer and ask you to confirm your
acceptance by the end of the week . Please note that if we do not hear back
from you by then, the offer will be withdrawn.

In the meantime if you have any queries, please do contact me so that these
may be resolved quickly.

On a personal note we are looking forward to you joining us and wish you
every success in your new role with us.


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