419 scam: "Jame Cole"<agentjacole@aol.com> EMPLOYMENT

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- agentjcole@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jame Cole" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agentjcole@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:45:27 +0300
Subject: EMPLOYMENT

DEAR CANDIDATE,

WE ARE A COMPANY BASED IN UNITED KINGDOM. WHICH OUR COMPANY IS REGISTERED IN U.K CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.

WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING ORDERS FROM THE UNITED STATE WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROCESS COMPELETELY SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A PAYMENT RECEIVING PERSONNEL IN THE STATE. WE HAVE DECIDED TO RECRUIT A PAYMENT OFFICER ONLINE HENCE WE WILL BE NEEDING A REPRESENTATIVE TO PROCESS OUR PAYMENTS IN THE STATE - DUE TO DELAYS IN PROCESSING PAYMENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM.

WHAT WE OFFER:

FLEXIBLE PROGRAM: TWO HOURS/DAY AT YOUR CHOICE, DAYTIME AND EVENING
TIME WORK AT HOME: CHECKING E-MAIL AND GOING TO THE BANK PART TIME OR FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL CONTACT TEAM WITH VERY GOOD SUPPORT AND
COMMUNICATION SKILLS OTHER HIGHLIGHTS: NO SELLING INVOLVED, NO KIT TO BUY,WE WON'T CHARGE YOU FOR ANYTHING.

MONTHLY SALARY: $450 EVERY TWO WEEKS TO A TOTAL OF $900 PER MONTH

COMMISSION: 10% OF EVERY MONEY ORDER/CHECK THAT IS CASHED INSTANTLY "CASH IN HAND" OR "CASH ON COUNTER" IS WHAT YOU GET FROM THE
TOTAL CASHED AMOUNT.

EXAMPLE IF YOU RECEIVE A CHECK OF$1,000.00 YOUR NET INCOME IS
$100.00,OUR COMPANY SUPPORTS ANY FEES. YOU WILL PROCESS AT LEAST 2-3 ORDERS PER-WEEK AND YOU WILL EARN MORE THAN $200.00 CASH IN HAND EVERY WEEK.

REMEMBER: THE MORE ORDERS, CHECKS YOU PROCESS- AT A FASTER RATE THE
HIGHER YOU STAND TO EARN DAILY.

WHAT WE ASK: TWO FREE HOURS DAILY NOT INCLUDING WEEKENDS, INTERNET
ACCESS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING E-MAILS, AVAILABLE MEANS OF CASHING MONEY ORDERS/CHECKS AT YOUR BANK .

IMPORTANT:

YOU MUST BE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE.

IF YOU MEET THESE CONDITIONS PLEASE CONTACT WITH THIS FOLLOWING
INFORMATION TO REPLY: agentjcole@aol.com

: FULL NAMES..
: MAILING ADDRESS..
: CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE..
: TELEPHONE NUMBER..
: PRESENT JOB (IF ANY)..
: MODE OF IDENTIFICATION..
: EMAIL ADDRESS..

WE WILL NEVER ASK YOU FOR ANYTHING MORE THEN THAT, NO BANK NAMES, NO BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, ROUTING NUMBER, CREDIT CARD, PASSWORDS, SSN # ETC.IF ANYONE ASKS FOR THOSE ON OUR BEHALF PLEASE DO NOT GIVE OUT THIS INFO. THIS IS TO ENSURE YOUR SECURITY AND NON INVOLVEMENT IN CASES OF i dey i de IDENTITY THEFT.

THANKS

Mr Jame Cole
Job Instructor

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