419 scam: "Micheal John"<m.john_01@live.com> JOB OFFER(Would you like to work online from Home/Temporarily?)

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "money order " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- m.john_001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Micheal John" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m.john_001@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 03:48:14 +0200
Subject: JOB OFFER(Would you like to work online from Home/Temporarily?)

Dear Friend,
Would you like to work online from Home/Temporarily and get paid weekly?

We are glad to offer you for a job position at our company(Interface Fabrics Limited),We need someone to work for the company as a Representative/Book keeper in your country. This is in view of our not having an office presently in your country. My name is Micheal John currently working as a consultant here in the United Kingdom. I found this medium an opportunity to contact you and talk to you to know if you can work with our company. I work as a consultant for a fabric company in United Kingdom called (Interface Fabrics LImited).I will
like to know if you can work online from Home/Temporarily and get paid weekly.

***YOUR TASK IS TO CO-ORDINATE PAYMENTS FROM CUSTOMERS AND HELP US WITH THE
PAYMENT PROCESSING***

this certainly wont disturb any form of work you have been doing.

REQUIEDMENTS: -

* Full Name.

* Residential Address(In Full,Not P.O.BOX).

* Contact Phone number(s)

* Zip Code

* Email.

* Age.

* Occupation

You do not pay any form of taxes for this.... If you are interested in being our representative out there get back to this email with the informations asked below to start receiving payments from our customers and start cashing right away. {Example:Get a Cashier's/traveller's Check, Money Order or a Treasury Bill of $10,000 and get10% off the $10,000 which is $1000 as your salary immediately Reply me as soon as possible if you are interested for more details
to this email:(m.john_001@yahoo.com) and I will be glad to get back to you within 24hr. Web site: http://www.interfacefabricsgroup.com/home.html
Product Samples: - http://samplescamirafabrics.com/ Interface Fabrics (Sales and Customer Service) Hampton Mills,contact address: WestYorkshire, WF14 8HE
United Kingdom.

Best Regards
MICHEAL JOHN
REPLY TO THE BELOW REPRESENTATIVES ADD:(m.john_001@yahoo.com

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