419 scam: "Fred LTD"<frsdpg@gmail.com> Work From Home And Earn $550 In one Week !!!

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "% of every payment" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
- "money order " (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.
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.
- jamessutton80@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- please contact us by replying at this e-mail address ( jamessutton80@yahoo.com ) to receive a representative contract agreement, please (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fred LTD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bsleek826@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 12:50:08 +0100
Subject: Work From Home And Earn $550 In one Week !!!

DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY LTD
Gallery Road, Dulwich Village,
London SE21 7AD
Rc:122132
United Kingdom.

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is James Sutton. I am an artist with my wife Mrs Lori B. Sutton. We own the DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY LTD in the UK. Our company deals in sales of Arts, Crafts works and just recently in the exportation of African Arts and Fashion. We have been recieving orders from NORTHERN AMERICA, AUSTRALIA and some other countries in the world, which we have not been able to process completetly since we do not have a payment recieving personel in those Areas. We have decided to recruit payment officers online, hence, we are looking and we need a representative to process our payments in these areas - due to delays in processing payments e.g (checks and money order) that comes from countries in the UK banks. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY LTD needs a book-keeper in the USA, ASIA and EUROPIANS countries, so we want to know if you will like to work online from home, getting paid weekly without leaving or it affecting your present job?

OUR SERVICES

FLEXIBLE PROGRAM:

Two hours per day at your own choice, daytime OR evening time.

WORK AT HOME:

checking e-mail and going to the bank (Part time or fulltime)Professional contact team with very good support and
communication skills.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:

No selling involved, no kit to buy, we dont charge you anything

MONTHLY SALARY:

$2000 per month.

COMMISSION:

10% of every payment you processed. Money order / Check that is cashed instantly. is what you get from the total cashed amount. (EXAMPLE) If you receive a check of $10, 000.00 your net income is $1000.00. You will process at least 2-3 orders per day and you will earn more than $200.00 cash in hand each day.

IMPORTANT:

You must be 18 years of age and above.

NOTE:

The higher the payment u processed the higher your net income

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:

We DO NOT ask you for any personal information, (Example) 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 this informations out to anyone. This is to ensure your security and non involvement in cases of Identity theft. U.S, CANADIAN OR AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP. If you meet these conditions please contact us by replying at this e-mail address ( jamessutton80@yahoo.com )
to receive a Representative Contract Agreement, Please fill in the EMPLOYMENT FORM below

DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY LTD
Gallery Road, Dulwich Village,
London SE21 7AD
Rc:122132
United Kingdom.

EMPLOYMENT FORM

FIRST NAME ............................
MIDDLE NAME.........................
SURNAME...................................
ADDRESS....................................
CITY..............................................
STATE...........................................
ZIP CODE....................................
COUNTRY.....................................
PHONE NUMBER (S)
(FIXED)........................................
(MOBILE)....................................
FAX NUMBER...........................
E-MAIL........................................
GENDER.....................................
MARITAL STATUS.....................
OCCUPATION.............................
AGE...............................................
NATIONALITY.............................

ID NUMBER ( optional)................................

Thanks as we await your response.Endeavour to send your response to (bsleek826@gmail.com)

Regards
James Sutton
DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY LTD
Gallery Road, Dulwich Village,
London SE21 7AD
Rc:122132
United Kingdom.

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