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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: "Mr.Edward Morgan" <online2254303@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: "Mr.Edward Morgan" <cptedwardmorgan@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:16:14 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: Job Opportunity

Dear Friend,

Would you like to work on-line and earn more than $1,000 every Month without Affecting Your Present Job.? China Resources Textiles & Fabrics Company Ltd; we are a group of company that deal on Fabrics and Textile materials, and export into the European countries,Asia,USA,Canada and Africa . We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers, and as well as receiving payments from them, because some of them makes payment for Goods through (cheque, bank wire transfers and money orders.)

YOUR TASK:
1.Receive payment from Customers
2.Cash Payment at your Bank
3.Deduct 10% which will be your commission
4.Forward balance after deduction of percentage and pay to any of the offices/representatives (anywhere in the world) you will be instructed to send payment to.(Payment is to be forwarded either by Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer). Local Money transfers takes barely hours, so it will give us a possibility to get customer's payment almost immediately using western union money transfer or money gram money transfer.

ADVANTAGES:
You will be earning 10% from each transaction! For instance; when you receive 7000 USD via checks or money orders on our behalf. You will cash the Money and keep $700 (10% from $7000) for yourself as your commission; at the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 15% depending on your attitude and dedication towards work. You do not need any capital as a start up fees to get enlisted. You can do the job easily without leaving or affecting your present job. And please know that everything is absolutely legal, because your information will be stall in our computer database. If you are interested, respond with your information as stated below for more details.

1.Your Full Names:
2.Your Full Residence address:
3.City:
4.State:
5.Zip code:
6.Country:
7.Phone number:
8.Email address:
9.Your Age and Current Occupation:
10.Your Gender:

Best Regards.
Mr.Edward Morgan.
Manager China Resources Textiles & Fabrics Company Ltd.
Website:www.b2bchinasources.com

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