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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: "Commodities Trading Company" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joliiver830@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 20:28:50 +0200
Subject: HELLO

Hello I am John Oliver the director of sales at commodities trading
company. A paradigm in commodities, we are a company that deals on
mechanical equipment, hardware and minerals, electrical products, medical,
chemicals and industrial products.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of
getting to our customers in the Canada and Usa as well as making payments through
you to us. It's easy and will not take a lot of time.

No costs, No Investments, Work Part Time or Full Time. Work from Home with a
Business Opportunity that no job could ever offer.


we are looking for an honest and trustworthy person that will work for
our company as a representative in your country so as to be receiving
payment on our behalf. kindly get back to me if you are interested in a
part time work and getting paid monthly without traveling anywhere,

neither will it affect your present job, you will earn Up to $2000 Part Time
and $10,000 Full Time, on every payment made to you.

If you will like to do easy work and get paid easily from home, you will
be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will be paying
for your services as our representative.

If you are interested, please fill in the blank spaces below:

1. Your full names :
2. Your full contact addresses :
3. State/country/zip code :
4. Your Cell phone or home phone:
5. Age:
6. Occupation :




Please forward your response to my private email address:
joliiver830@yahoo.co.uk ,respond only if you will like to work from home
part-time and get paid weekly without leaving or it affecting your Present
job.



Thanks and reply.

Yours faithfully,
Mr John CEO.
Director of sales
Commodities Trading Company



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