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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Julie Wood" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <juliewood108@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 14:08:57 -0800
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED
We are seeking highly motivated, positive, reliable, team players. Our goal is to provide excellent customer service to all our customers in order to keep growing our company to it?s highest potential. We expect every employee to bring exemplarity work quality that will benefit the team.
Most people in Europe and Africa believes that product being supplied from the United States are the best in the world but most companies in the States do NOT ship packages internationally! That is why we need you as our company representative - as packages receiver.
Your Job description is as follows:
How do i receive packages? - You will be receiving packages from companies in the United States on behalf of our company from various companies which will be coming to you inform of small boxes.
When you receive any boxes for our company and what to do then? - The packages can be received at any time during the working hours at your address. You have to contact our company via email or contact by telephone that you have received a package or packages. As soon as you contact our company via email or telephone that you have a package or packages, we will provide you a shipping document that contain address with receivers name and the senders name then you print it and paste it on the box.
I am the one to pay for shippings charges? - NO! Our company have accounts with USPS, UPS and FedEX couriers. Once they come just give the boxes to any of the carries and you don't have to pay anything.
How will I send out the packages? - Is either you send the packages through couriers office or our companies will schedule for pick up for you.
You will be receiving a payment of $50-$60 on each package you receive approximately $300-$400 everyweek, it depend on your effort on receiving and dropping a package.
Will like you to fill this form below if you interested:-
First Name :
Last Name :
Phone number :
Address :
City :
State :
Country United States
Zip Code :
Gender :
How often you at home?
Time you always at home?
Do you have relative that stay often at home?
Regards
Julie Wood
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