419 scam: "BARRY SMITH"<mails@ruralvalue.com> Job Vacant PosttificationORISED HER.!!! MS. RONNETTE JAMESatPŒë¸"

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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 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.
- +447405167466

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRY SMITH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrysmith025@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:35:29 -0000
Subject: Job Vacant Post

Temporary Job
(Open only to US/Canada and United kingdom Citizens and Residents)

Dear Sir/Madam,

Would you like to work online from Home/Temporarily and get paid weekly?We are glad to offer you a job position at our company S & A Textiles Limited UK.We need someone to work for our company as a Representative/Book keeper in the USA,CANADA and United kingdom. This is in view of our not having an office presently in the USA nor CANADA ,United kingdom. You don't need to have an Office and this certainly won't disturb you from any form of work you have going at the moment.

The Company deals in different kinds of FABRICS AND TEXTILES,we have clients, which we supply weekly in the USA,CANADA And United kingdom.Our FABRICS AND TEXTILES are one of the rarest and pure FABRICS AND TEXTILES in the world and our order processing, production monitoring and process flow is seamlessly integrated through accompany-wide computer network.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A REPRESENTATIVE IN USA OR CANADA TO WORK FOR
US AS A BOOKKEEPER/ PAYMENT COLLECTOR, IF INTERESTED
EMAIL ME BACK WITH
FIRST NAME:
SURNAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE:
ZIP CODE: COUNTRY:
HOME PHONE:
MOBILE:
GENDER: MARITAL STATUS:
AGE: NATIONALITY:
WE WOULD KNOW THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED TO WORK WITH US AND I WILL EMAIL YOU BACK WITH MORE DETAILS.

ARE INTERESTED.

STAY BLESSED

Mr.BARRY SMITH
Tel: +447405167466
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Mr.BARRY SMITH.
president & CEO,
S & A International LTD

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