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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.
- 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.
- davidsmithfashion@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: David Smith <davidsmith@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: davidsmithfashion@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 18:15:38 -0300
Subject: WORK ONLINE FROM HOME.
My name is David Smith I am the owner of Smith Fashion & Textile Ltd,
IN THE UK Presently, my company is looking for a
trustworthy Payments representative in Puerto Rico/ Canada/USA. An
excellent opportunity to work at home part time and still keep your
full time job.Smith & David Fashion & Textile Ltd is a company that produces
and sells Chinese and African textile and fabric material in London.
Our company produces various clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and
traditional costumes. We have clients we supply weekly in the states.
My clients make payments for our supplies every week,so we need a
representative to assist us in processing the payments. This will enable
our cash to flow more quickly and therefore would not tie down our
capital.I need a trusted and dedicated payment reprsentative.Salary
very good,we pay You as per your work committments
If interested kindly get back to us with the required details.
SMITH & DAVID FASHION AND FABRICS LTD
APPLICATION FORM
Name:____________________________________
Last name:_______________________________
Address_________________________________
City:______________________________________
State:
Zip code:_________________________________
Country_________________________________
Phone Number:_________________________
Age:___________________________________
Nationality________________________
Marital Status:______________________________
Sex:______________________________________
Occupation:_______________________________
*Please make sure you telephone # is correct -- I will need to call you
when everything is in place.
*If you are interested please e mail the application form to my
personal
Please Email your application to this
Email address: davidsmithfashion@gmail.com
ATTESTATION
You will Follow to the rules as advised earlier in this e-mail and by
Job Description. You will notify the company one week ahead if
eventually you want to discontinue these funds from coming to your
address in order to avoid conflict.
If in agreement to this kindly append signature below.
Regards
David Smith.
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