419 scam: "Dr. John Michael" <test@test.com> Attn, Gooday

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "cheques " (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. John Michael" <test@test.com>
Reply-To: johnmicheal234@aol.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:22:21 +0100
Subject: Attn, Gooday

Gooday ,

These are great opportunity for you to work from home or your present Place of work and get paid weekly. It’s a job With no emphasize on qualification, Sex, Age,Marital Status or Location Within the UNITED STATES & CANADA and EUROPE and AUSTRALIA.

We are glad to offer you a job Position in our company as a representative in Europe,Global Source Limited is a trading partner based in the United Kingdom; we need someone to work for the company as a Representative/Bookkeepers/Customer Service in the U.S.A, CANADA,EUROPE and AUSTRALIA.

The customer receives and verifies the products; after this has been done the Customer has to pay for the products. About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through TRAVELER CHEQUES (TC); we have decided to open this new job position for solving these Problems.

YOUR TASKS ARE:
1. Receive payment from Customers.
2. Monitoring Products and Information's from Customers.
3. You are entitled to 10% percentage on every Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the
offices you will be contacted to send payment to/ or any of our
clients overseas (Payment is to be forwarded by Money Gram or Western
Union Money Transfer).

NOTE: All charges of the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER will be deducted from the money.

This job may only take 1-2 hours per day of free time doing other job;
you do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home or office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $3000-4000 monthly depending on time you will spend for this job. You do not need any capital to start. Thanks for your anticipated action. And we hope to hear back from you.

Email us for fast response with these details below;
Full Names:
Full Address:
Occupation:
Phone/Fax Number:
Country:
State:
Zip Code:

Waiting for your prompt respond.

Best Regard,
Dr. John Michael
Registered No.04356143
OFFICE: GLOBAL SOURCE LIMITED.
20 DELVIN ROAD.HENLEAZE.
BRISTOL.BS40. ENGLAND.
website: www.globalsources.com

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