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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: "sarah williams" <alintexfabrics@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonyadams_003@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:57:53 +0000
Subject: Re: Temporary/Part Time Job Offer From ALINTEX Fabrics Ltd

Dear Sir/Ma,

Would you like to work online from Home/Temporarily
and get paid weekly? We are glad to offer you for a job position
in our organization ALINTEX Fabrics Ltd,based in BELGIUM.

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.You don't need to have an office and this certainly won't disturb any

form of work You have going at the moment.

Your tasks are:
1. Receive payment from Customers and co-ordinate
payments.
2. Receiving and re-mailing of official letters.
3. Cashing or process payment at your Bank.
4. Deduct 7% which will be your percentage/pay on
Payment processed
5. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay
to any of the offices You will be contacted to send funds to
through Money transfers.

This takes barely hours, so it will give us a
possibility to get customers Payment almost immediately. For example
you got $3000.00, you take your Income/benefit: $210.00 Send to us:

$2790.00, First month you will have
15-20 Transactions on $3000.00-$6000.00 so you may
calculate your income.

For example 18 transactions on $3500.00 gives you
$4410.00 Plus your basis monthly salary is $1000.00 Total: $5410.00 per
month. Our payments will be issued out in your name and you can have

them cashed in your bank or other Cashing Services deduct your benefit

and forward the balance to the company.

We are looking only for the worker who satisfies our requirements and

will be an earnest assistant and we understand it is an unusual and

incredible job Offer. The job offer is legit and legally called
Business Receiving Agent/Management of Account Receivables.

We are glad to offer this job position to you.If you feel that you are
a serious and earnest worker and you want to work for ALINTEX Fabrics
Ltd, kindly email us the following information about you:

1.Your Full Name
2.Sex
3.Detailed Address Where The Cheque Can be Mailed to you and
4.Telephone Number

Your Urgent reply is needed so that we decide on
giving you the job and can Have our American clients forward you the
payments.

Regards.
TONY ADAMS
General Manager
ALIN TEX Fabrics Ltd.

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