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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Reltek Company recruite department" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shipping@reltek.info>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 17:20:18 -0700
Subject: UK COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES/BOOK KEEPERS NEEDED

RELTEK COMPANY
Packages receiver
(Recruitment Dept)
33 Reginald Street
Derby
DE23 8FR
United Kingdom
Motto: Honesty and loyalty
Tel: + (44) 207-208-4420
Fax: + (44) 131-208-7428
Email: shipping@reltek.info


Attention,

We are at RELTEK COMPANY based in United Kingdom are currently recruiting people to
Work for with us as package receiver in US and UK. You will be receiving packages
>From some stores in the state on behalf of our company, this will be coming to you
In form of small packages or parcels. You are to send it to our clients whose address
Will be mailed to you.

Most people especially Asians believe that products supplied from United States,United Kingdom and Australia
are the best and most stores don’t ship packages out of the United States,United Kingdom and Australia that is why we need You as our company representative as packages receiver.

Your Job description is as follows:

1. When you a package you are to contact our company via email or company telephone
Number that you have a received a package or parcel which you are free to open to check
The content because we don’t deal in contrabands.

2. As soon as you contact our company via email or telephone company that you have
Received a package. The Company will send you a DHL, FEDEX or UPS courier service shipping document that is being Address with receiver’s name and the senders name which you will have to print out and
paste on the package or parcel.

3.You either call courier Company on the shipping sent to you to come and pick it up from your home or you find their drop off office nearest to you and submit the package to them .
Mind you, you won’t be required to pay for the bills because we have an account with all the above named COURIER COMPANY. So the bills are charged to our account.

4. You are going to get paid via western Union money Transfer, bank transfer or check.

5. What do I need to have before working with RELTEK COMPANY?

You need to have an Internet access and printing machine because when a shipping label and commercial invoice is sent to you, you will need to print it out.

If you are interested in working with our company the following information’s should be provide via email.

Your Full name
Your Physical Address (Not P.O.Box).
State
City
Zip code
Your Phone number
Your Age
Your current Occupation status
Your Nationality
Your Martial status

This job is perfect for.... Parents with children at younger ages Parents
who want to be at home for their children after school and during school
breaks Full-time career professionals who want to supplement their household
incomes Retired people who want to supplement their retirement incomes
People laid off or let go from many of the thousands of companies downsizing
People living in rural areas, which do not provide the needed career options,
Single parents trying to support their families .College and graduate school
students who need summer jobs. People wanting interim work while changing careers
People wanting to pay off bills, which have built up over a time People who
want to keep themselves busy.


N: B: THIS IS NOT AGAINST THE LAW
Best Regards,
Mr. Rowan Taylor
Head recruit department
shipping@reltek.info

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