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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "St Martins International" <info_developement@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 18:32:47 +0100
Subject:


L'Adresse de Bureau de Coopérant:
Matin International
(A Subsidiary of Chemetal Limited,Canada)
Les Arcades des,5ème étage,Appt 17îlot 5482,
Le Lot 1457 Avenue Raoul Follereau,
Abidjan,Côte D'Ivoire
Tel:+22507216934/+225084440585
Fax:+225215610038
Email:mariexxgeorges1960@partners
Dear Sir/ Madam
Dear Sir,
This is to inform you that we are the leading Recrutment and Visa consultants in West Africa, and we have our agent throughout African Countries both west, north and south of Africa. It will be the best opportunity for your company to deal directly with our company to avoid illegal payment of commission to the unregistered companies.
We are using this opportunity to inform you that our company is in need of the following workers to work in a factory at Canada / France (USA) with the refference of our power of attorney, we therefore require you to supply us the following manpower from âsia of which as follows:
Workers Required.
1.FISH PACKERS 12 VACANCY NEEDED
2.SHIP CLEANERS 5 VACANCY NEEDED
3.BUS DRIVERS 6 VACANCY
4. OFFICE CLEANERS 4 VACANCY
5. SHIP SHEFF 12 VACANCY
6. COMPANY SECURITY 7 VACANCY
Those are the people with unskilled labour
SKILLED LABOURERS
1. ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS 2 VACANCY
2. FARMERS AGRIC-CROP 10 VACANCY
3. SALES AGENT 6 VACANCY
5. FITTING MACHINIST 5 VACANCY
6. MECHANICAL ENGINEER (AUTOMOBILE SPECIALLIST) 4 VACANCY
All this vacancy is available now, our service charge is very interesting for getting the visa for the candidate and accomodation, transport and hospitality is in company charge.
If your company is interesting in our vacancies, you should please reply us immidiately so that we can give you our company details and the way we operate, bear it in mind, all the charges is going to be pay immidiately candidate reach Working site. You are also welcome if you have any other question by contact us on this email or through our numbers: 22507216934.
Thanks for your understanding.
Dr Freedom Cole.
Director/Chief recruiter.

Anti-fraud resources:

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