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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: "JT Recruiting, LLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thomas.perkins11@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:26:07 -0400
Subject: JT Recruiting, LLC (Vacancy)

Welcome, JT Recruiting, LLC delivers the highest quality candidates to the highest quality companies. Would you like to work online from home, temporarily and get paid weekly? If yes. We are glad to offer you a job position in our company, JT Recruiting, LLC .As part of our Multi Level Marketing Network, we seek capable individuals to work for us as our Store representative/personnel This offer as our company representative can be taken as a part time job as it has no negative effect on your present job status. JT Recruiting, LLC is a national recruiting and career placement firm specializing in sales representatives, sales executives, and sales managers. JT Recruiting, LLC currently operates out of United Kingdom. About JT Recruiting, LLC Since inception, JT Recruiting, LLC is rapidly becoming a brand name in the industry, thanks to the expertise of our management staff. Our management team includes two individuals whose combined backgrounds represent over 25 years of professional experience in the sales, management, and recruiting industry flow is seamlessly integrated through a company-wide computer network. * The average monthly income is about Eight thousand No form of investments from you. * This job takes only 1-3 hours per day. Our Company manufactures and sells textile and fabrics, we have seller all over Your Tasks: =================== Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the payment process. JT Recruiting, LLC develops and maintains long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships with clients and candidates alike. JT Recruiting, LLC maintains close relationships with present and past clients and eligible candidates in order to provide both clients and candidates with a lasting competitive edge. About 75 % of our customers prefer to pay through Bank Transfers and others use checks based on the amount involved. We have decided to open this new job position for solving this problem. Your tasks are: =================== 1. Receive payment from Customers. 2. Cash Payments at your Bank. 3. Deduct 10% which will be your Commission/pay on Payment processed and remit our balance to us either via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Note: This job takes only 3-7 hours per week. This job is very challenging and you should understand it. We are looking only for the Honest and Open . Hearted Individual who satisfies our requirements and glad to offer this job position to you. To get Started, please provide the details below Full Names: Full Contact Address: Age: City: Zip Code: State: Home Phone: Cell Phone: Gender: Marital Status: Bank Name: Thank for your Co-operation Provide Your Information above in your reply. Thomas Perkins JT Recruiting, LLC

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