419 scam: "Lee Arts & Crafts Company"<mrken7@gmail.com> WORK FROM HOME

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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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mr.ben.witold@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lee Arts & Crafts Company" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.ben.witold@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:43:23 -0700
Subject: WORK FROM HOME

Welcome to Lee Import and Export Company
21/F., Skyline Commercial Centre,
71-77 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan,
Hong Kong

Good Day,

Would you like to work and get paid 10% from the customer we supply?
Without leaving or affecting your present job.

We are a New Company.

We Are Searching for Genuine and Honest Representative or Accountant or book keeper i.e. If you are interested to be our Accountant or Representative get back to us.
We are searching for genuine and honest representative/book keeper or Accountant.

You do not need any capital to start.

You can do the Work easily without leaving or affecting your present Job employees.

We Deal on Arts & Crafts. We Export to Canada, Mexico, USA and Europe.Our Company Maintains a Comprehensive Database of international trade on all kind of Arts & Crafts products; we export into Canada, Mexico, USA and Europe. Lee Artist Gallery has a project at hand to establish various mini-markets Structures in some parts of Canada, Mexico, USA and Europe, for the purpose of exhibiting and sales of our goods and services.

We are assuring you that at no time will you be required to make any upfront payments of your personal funds to us for whatever reasons; we are legitimate entrepreneur seeking for a trustworthy foreign partners/relationship on a long term bases.
Warmest Regards.

>From Mr.Lee Chi
President Lee Import and Export Company

If you are interested in this off kindly send your respond to Mr.Ben Witold mr.ben.witold@gmail.com

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