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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: CRAIG HARDING <dfcceramic@dfc.com>
Reply-To: craig_hardingdfc@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:44:29 +1000
Subject:




Dear Friend,

Furnace Industries a Division of Morganite
Australia Pty Ltd are a company based in
Malaga in the Australian state of Western
Australia.Our main business area is
crucibles,cupels and ceramic industrial products.
We have reached big sales volume in the
European and Asian market and now are trying
to penetrate the Northern American market.
Quite soon we will open representative offices
and authorized sales centers in North America
and therefore we are currently looking for
people who will assist us in establishing a new
distribution network there. The fact that despite
the Nothern America market is new for us we
already have regular clients also speaks for
itself.

WHY YOU?
The international money transfer tax for legal
entities (companies) in Australia is 25%,
whereas for the individual it is only 7%. That's
why we need you! We need agents to receive
payment for our products in their locality and to
resend the money to us. This way we will save
money because of tax decreasing.

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
7%-9% from each sale/resale operation!For
instance:You receive 200,000 to your bank
account.You will withdraw the money and keep
$14,000 (7% from $200,000) for yourself! At
the beginning your commission will equal 7%,
though later it will increase up to 9%!

ADVANTAGES
You do not have to go out as you will work as
an independent contractor right from your home
office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn
up to $14,000- $16,000 depending on time you
will spend for this job. You do not need any
capital to start. The employees who make
efforts and work hard have a strong possibility
to become managers. Anyway our employees
never leave us.

We want to bring to your notice that this
position does not require any relevant
experience and it is best suited for all
{ graduates, professionals and non graduates}.

If you deem you are fit enough for this job, we
would want you to supply or furnish us with the
following information via email
1. Your Full Names As It Would Appear On Your
Letter Of Appointment
2. Your Contact Address
3. Telephone Number { Both Home And
Mobile} / Fax
4. Your Present Occupation
5. Lastly, we would want to know if you have any
form of dis-ability


Thanks for your time.


Your's Sincerely,
Craig Harding
Furnace Industries Australia
17 Montgomery Way
Malaga 6090
Western Australia
Australia


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