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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: "Mr. Steve Michael" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <steve.michael201@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:07:41 +0800
Subject: JOB OFFER FROM KNITTING INDUSTRIES SDN BHD(MY)

KNITTING INDUSTRIES SDN BHD (35499-V)
Lot 12, Jalan Kuang Bulan,
Light Industrial Area, Kepong Garden.
52100 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.


Attention:

We are one of the leading manufacturers of high quality knitted fabric & garments for both local & export markets. We produce various clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costumes.

We need a honest representative from your country who will be in charge of all our payments from our clients/customers, because most of our customers pay us through Certified checks/cashier's checks which are not negotiable here in Malaysia. This brought to our quest to employ a credible and trustworthy person as our representative to handle our payments. We have lots of payments owed from our clients as we speak. In order to maintain our long lasted relationship with our customers we have employed some workers in the past but they are not enough since we are growing rapidly.

This would not affect your present job, but will serve as another stream of income to you.

As our Representative in your country, Here are your tasks:

1. Receive payment from Customers in various amounts ranging from $800-$10,000 or more depending on how much the customer is owing.

2. Cash it at your bank and deduct 10% which will be your commission/pay on each Payment processed.

3. Forward the balance after deduction of (commission/pay) as you will be instructed.

This work takes only 3-7 hours per week. You'll have a lot of free time doing another work, but this opportunity is very challenging and you should understand it. We are looking for a worker who is satisfied with our requirements and will be an earnest assistant.

We request you to send your information listed below ASAP, so we can forward it to our customers.


FULL NAMES:
PHYSICAL MAILING ADDRESS:
STATE:
CITY :
ZIP CODE:
COUNTRY:
CELLPHONE NUMBER:
HOME PHONE :
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
SEX:


Thank You,

Mr. Steve Michael
Regional Director
Knitting Industries Malaysia
+60162423611
steve.michael201@hotmail.com

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