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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: "dr.barry006@terra.es" <dr.barry006@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 15:45:33 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: JOB OFFER !!!



BARRY TRAVELS AND TOURS LTD.
Old Wish Road, Eastbourne East Sussex England.

Dear Prospective Representative,

======================================
REQUEST TO ACT AS PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE
======================================

First and foremost, I will like to introduce to you, Barry Travels and
Tours Ltd a newly opened company registered and based in UK which
commenced operations in 2004. We are into Traveling, tourism and General
Importation of office ePART TIME JOB TO EARN EXTRA INCOME.
quipments.

Presently, we are faced with some problems most especially with our
payment methods as most clients we have in the United States prefer to pay
us with check rather than cash. We find it very hard in accepting such
payments due to the new monetary policy in our banking systems here in
UK and this is crippling our business.

We have numerous customers in the United States/Canada and some other
countries and we cannot a fford to loose them due to this problem.

We hereby request for your hand in partnership to act as our payment
representatives (Barry Travels and Tours), to act as our clients who
shall receive payment on our behalf from our customers in the United
States.

You shall be entitled to an AGENT COMMISSION between 5% - 10% of each
payment you receive on our behalf and this shall be a continuous
process; Once you receive payments, you will be required to deduct 10%, and
send the balance by WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM to our agents in either
ASIA, OR WEST AFRICA.

(IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, KINDLY FILL THE ENCLOSED FORM, AND SEND THE
DETAILS TO THIS EMAIL = .dr.barry50@yahoo.hk
=================================================
Your Full Name(s)
Your Address (DO NOT SEND P.O BOX)
Street Number, City, State, Zip
Occupation
Position Held at Work
Phone Number(s)
Age
------------------------------------------------------------
Upon receipt of this requested information, i will assume you are SET
for the said Part Time Employment, and business activities would
commence with immediate effect.

Yours sincerely,

DR. BARRY. (CE0)
(IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, KINDLY FILL THE ENCLOSED FORM, AND SEND THE
DETAILS TO THIS EMAIL dr.barry50@yahoo.com.hk





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