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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: "Adastra Label Marketing Co Ltd." <notice@bestjobcandidate.com>
Reply-To: middlesextextils@bestjobcandidate.com
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:11:24 -0700
Subject: PART TIME JOB AVAILABLE.. APPLY NOW!!

Dear Applicant,

Good day, my name is Bernard Davies, I am the recruitment officer for Adastra Label Marketing Co Ltd, which is one of the biggest fabrics company here in the
Paris, France, and I am contacting you because we are in need of a Payment Representative in the United States and Canada.

So I would like to offer you a part time job as our payment representative with which you can earn between 4,000 - 5,000 in a month depending on your
Speed, Accuracy and Devotion to your work.

All you will be doing for us is to receive our payment on our behalf from our clients (which is always in the form of Money Orders or Cashier Checks),
Process the payment and deduct your commission which is going to be ten percent (10%) of total amount processed and remit the balance to any of our
offices via Electronic Transfer.

The Scope of Your Work is as Follows:
Receive Payments on behalf of the company.
Cash the Payments in your bank and deduct your 10 commission then wire funds to our regional warehouse.
Remit the balance via electronic transfer to the designated recipient.

MAIN REQUIREMENTS:-
18 years or older legally capable, responsible and ready to work 2-4 hours per week with PC knowledge e-mail and internet experience (minimal) and please
know that everything is absolutely legal. If you are interested in our offer,

kindly fill the form below:-
NAME:-
ADDRESS (NOT P.O.BOX):-
CITY:-
STATE:-
ZIP CODE:-
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:-
AGE:-
OCCUPATION:-
MARITAL STATUS:-
ANNUAL INCOME:-


All information should be emailed to my personal email: middlesextextils@bestjobcandidate.com

Sincerely,
Bernard Davies
Adastra Label Marketing Co Ltd
42 rue du Soleil,
Paris, 75020, France
middlesextextils@bestjobcandidate.com

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