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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: "Davies Turner & Co. Ltd." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davies.turner@consultant.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 07:59:28 -0700
Subject: Flexible Part Time Job Offer

Dear Prospective Representative,

My name is Steve Walter. I am the recruiting manager for Daviesturner,Our company needs representatives in the United States, UK, CANADA, Australia and any part of the world. We would want to know if you would like to work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or affecting your present job. You are not required to pay any registration fee or pay for any application form before you get employed. Instead of paying for anything you will be receiving your weekly pay as soon as you get started.

REPRESENTATIVE ROLE:

To receive and process payments from clients within your region.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Due to the fact that our business has spread to various parts of the world with the help of the Internet, we are in need of a payment representative in the United States. We would like to offer you a part time job as our payment representative in your region and you can earn between $4,000 - $5,000 USD in a month depending on your speed, accuracy and devotion to your work. Our clients make payments for our products and services every week. Payments are made mainly through Paypal, Credit card payment or a Required Bank in the United states Of America.

Your job will be to receive payment sent to us, deduct your Commission ($200 from every payment processed) and forward the balance to us or any of our various branches as you will be instructed to do in our further emails.

MAIN REQUIREMENTS:

1) 18 years or older
2) Legally capable
3) Responsible
4) Ready to work 3-4 hours per week
5) With PC knowledge
6) E-mail and Internet experience (minimal)


If you are interested in our offer, fill the below below and send your working information's to this email (davies.turner@consultant.com)

complete the form below Job Application form -

1) FULL NAME:
2) CONTACT ADDRESS {Not A Po Box}:
3) COUNTRY:
4) CITY:
5) STATE:
6) ZIP CODE:
7) PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER:
8) SEX:
9) AGE:
10) OCCUPATION:

Davies Turner confirms that any personal data collected from your application will be used for recruitment and selection purposes. Should you be successful in gaining employment with us, this information will then also be used for employment purposes.

All personal data collected will be treated in accordance with the Data Protection Act and will not be disclosed to a third party.

NB: You can visit our website for more information on our company. Thanks for considering our job offer and we hope to develop a good working relationship with you.

Very Respectfully,

Steve Walter
Joint Managing Director Davies Turner
Davies Turner & Co. Ltd.
www.daviesturner.com

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