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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: "Warwick Mills" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mmxxd@superposta.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:53:47 -0400
Subject: EARN EXTRA INCOME WORK AT HOME

 
JOB OFFER
Dear  Sir/Madam,
 
Would you like to work from home/temporarily and get paid weekly? If you are
interested get back to me promptly.
 
We are glad to offer you a job position at our company, WARWICK MILLS. Our
Human Resources department got your contact from the Internet directory. We
need someone to work for the company as a Representative/Book keeper in the
USA. This is in view of our not having an office presently in the USA. WARWICK
MILLS is a custom manufacturer of roll goods, laminates and substrates, as
well as TurtleSkin safety gloves, protective hunting and waterjetting clothing
and also SpinSkins bike tire liners. You will find Warwick's materials where
rugged performance and durability matter most.
 
Warwick specializes in taking engineered products from concept, through
prototypes, into production. Our engineering and manufacturing operations
include extensive lab testing, R&D, material production, and final assembly.
Using advanced fibers such as Kevlar, Vectran, Nomex, Conex, Teflon, and
Spectra, we specialize in engineering new materials to solve difficult problems.
* The average monthly income is about 4000.00 USD.
* No form of investments from you.
* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day
 
ABOUT THE JOB:
 
We have sales representatives all over the world to distribute our products.
You know that it is not easy to start a business in a new market (being the
US). There are hundreds of competitors, close direct contacts between
suppliers and customers and other difficulties, which impede our sales
promotion.We have decided to deliver the products upfront, it is very risky
but it should push up sales by 25 percent.We need to get payments for our
products as soon as possible. Unfortunately we are unable to open Bank
Accounts in the United States without first registering the company name.
Presently with the amount of orders we have, we cannot put them on hold for
fear of loosing the customers out rightly.
 
We lose about 75,000 USD of net income each month because we have money
transfer delays. You are not involved in any sales. Once orders are received
and sorted we deliver the product to a customer (usually through
FEDEX/UPS).The customer receives and checks the products. After this has been
done the customer has to pay for the products. About 90 percent of our
customers prefer to pay with direct deposit into the account of our accredited
representative.
 
YOUR TASK ARE:
 
1. Receive payment from Customers (TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
2. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on each Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of our offices or
regional director of which an accounts details  will be instructed for you to
deposit the balance.
5. forward deposit confirmation slip
This job takes only 3-7 hours per week. You will have a lot of free time doing
another job and you will get good income regularly.
 
This job is very challenging and you should understand it. We are looking only
for the worker who satisfies our requirements and will be an earnest and
reliable assistant. We are glad to offer this job position to you. If you feel
that you are a serious and honest individual and you want to work for WARWICK
MILLS, kindly fill your information below and send to me promptly.
First Name:.............Middle Name:........Last Name:..............
Address Line1............................................
Address Line2........................................
City..........................................
State.....................Zip................
Home Phone.......................Cell Phone.........................
Gender.............Marital Status........................Age.................
Nation of Origin........................................
 
YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR RECIEVING PAYMNTS.
Bank name...................................
Bank Address...................
Bank Phone and fax numbers.........
ACCOUNT NUMBER   .............................
Swift Code       ..............................
Routing Number   ...............................
Account Name     .......................
Type of account (checking or saving )
 
Mr. Wick Miller
EMPLOYMENT CO-ORDINATOR
WARWICK MILLS
 

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