419 scam: "Mr Jerri Davis"<helpdesk@infovia.com.ar> Dear Applicant,

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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.
- mrjerrihiringmanager@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Jerri Davis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjerrihiringmanager@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 05:33:16 +0200
Subject: Dear Applicant,

Dear Applicant,

Your resume has been reviewed by our HR Department in reference to
your resume for the job position and we believe you
are capable of handling this position based on your resume background
check. Your details has been forwarded to Mr Jerri Davis one of the
(Hiring Manager) He will be conducting an online interview with you
to discuss the Job Details, Pay Scale,Benefits and company etc.

You are to set up a screen name with Google hangouts at https://hangouts.google.com/
and add up to Mr Jerri Davis the company Hiring Manager's Google hangouts screen name/ID
(mrjerrihiringmanager@gmail.com) and message him for an on-line interview/briefing exercise.

The schedule time for the interview/briefing exercise is Monday -
Saturday 8am-5pm , You are to be available on Google hangout's between
the hours of 8am-5pm for the interview, Your swift and timely
response to this position matters a lot as the job interview starts by
8am. I wish you best of luck in the interview.

We look forward to see you.

Time: Asap
Pay: $30 - $35 hourly
Position: Administrative Assistant
Venue: Google HangOut (Gmail IM)
Best regard,
Human Resources Department.

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