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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: Ya Ao <aor1996@y7mail.com>
Reply-To: acs96@rediffmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:50:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: you can earn extra income


Dear Sir/Madam























I am Engr. Richard Malakasa ,the Managing Director of Rigo Mining, Accra
Ghana. Our company is one of the leading Gold selling company
in the Ghana. We sell Gold to clients in U.S.A, Europe and Asian
countries.























JOB POSITION























We are currently seeking part or full time
employees for our ever-growing Accounts Receivable Department. Through extensive
demographic research, we have discovered a wealth of untapped human resources
that, for one reason or the other, need the freedom to work from home. If this
makes sense to  you, please read on, and consider becoming part of our company
family, as part of our ongoing Multi Level Marketing Network, we seek capable
individuals to work for us as our representative.























You can easily make
$600-$2000 or more in a week by working for us as Sub-contractor in your
geographical location. You will be in charge of collecting payment on behalf of
our affiliates and Small business organizations that are registered under us.
Does it sound like your dream job? Well, it certainly for 1000+current members
who are making $600- $900 weekly online with this system. Note that no form of
investment is needed from you and this job will take only 1-3 hours of your time
per week.This is mostly necessitated because most of our clients wish to buy
small quantities and pay with cheque which are not widely acceptable
here.

















 





WHAT IT ENTAILS:























1. Get/receive payment from
clients/Customers.











2. Process Payments at your Bank.











3. Deduct 10% which
is your commission/Payment on check cashed.











4. Forward the remaining 90% down
as will be dictated to you.



































Note: If you have/know  buyer of Gold
,let us know and you will receive 10% of total amount sold through your
contact.























I will need you to provide me with your basic personal info such
as:























Full Name:











Full Mailing Address:











Country Zip Code:











Direct
Telephone Number:











Passport or Drivers license as a means of
identification:























Fill the above application  to qualify you for the
position using this  email address: (rigocontactinfo@gmail.com).























Engr.
Richard Malakasa











Managing Director











Rigo Mining Gh Co. Ltd.












Accra-Ghana











Tel+233 21 409790



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