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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: "Homely Furniture Inc.." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mail.hadlekgroup01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 16:48:14 -0400
Subject: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT/SUPERVISOR NEEDED URGENTLY

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT/SUPERVISOR NEEDED URGENTLY
 
Homely Furniture Hawaii Limited.
627 KIKANIA PL
WAILUKU HI U.S.A
96793-1367
website: www.homelysalesfurniturecompany.webs.com
Email:mail.hadlekgroup01@gmail.com
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
Homely Furniture Hawaii Limited is a new Furniture company that we
 
have just established in the United Sates.We produce and
 
distribute world class interior furniture worldwide.
We have reached big sales volume of furniture sales in Europe and
 
now are trying to penetrate the United Sates market.Quite soon we
 
will open representative offices or authorized sales centers all
 
over the world and therefore we are currently looking for people
 
who will assist us in establishing a new distribution network her
 
in the United States.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US?
 
The international money transfer tax for legal entities
 
(companies) in United States is 25%, whereas for the individual it
 
is only 7%.There is no sense for us to work this way, while tax
 
for international money transfer made by a private individual is
 
7%. That's why we need you!
We need agents to receive payment for our textiles ( in American
 
express, cashier and official checks ) and to resend the money to
 
us via Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer. This way we
 
will save money because of tax.
 
JOB DESCRIPTION?
 
1. Receive payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 10%, which will be your percentage/pay on 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 forwarded by or Western Union
 
Money Transfer).
NOTE: All charges of the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER will be
 
deducted from the money, so you are rest assured that you wouldn't
 
spend a dime out of your personal money.
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
 
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 7000 USD via
 
checks on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep $700 (10%
 
from $7000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will
 
equal 10%,though later it will increase up to 12%!
ADVANTAGES
You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent
 
contractor right from your home 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. You can do the Work easily without
 
leaving or affecting your present Job. The employees who
make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become
 
managers. Anyway our employees never leave us. But the problem we
 
have is trust, we have made arrangement with the appropriate
 
authorities, that if anybody gets away with our money they will
 
definitely get hold of such individual
hence face the full wrath of the law.
Qualifications:
a.. Good business acumen.
b.. Maturity age.
c.. Honest, responsible, industrious
d.. PC, e-mail and the Internet skills
e.. Prior experience of processing checks/wire transfers/money
 
orders is preferable, but not obligatory.
f.. Ability to check e-mail daily.
g.. No less than 2 working hours per day (possibly in the
 
evening).
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE 100% LEGAL.
If you are interested in our offer, please respond with the
 
following details in order for us to reach you:
- FULL NAME:.........................
- CONTACT ADDRESS:...................
 
- PHONE NUMBERS:.....................
- AGE:...............................
- SEX:...............................
- OCCUPATION:........................
Thanks for your anticipated action. And we hope to hear back from
 
you.
Robert Perrino.
(Director)
Homely Furniture Hawaii Limited.
 
Email:mail.hadlekgroup01@gmail.com

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