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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.
Fraud email example:
From: James Wood <postservice1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Constantin0174@live.com
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:40:22 -0400
Subject: Job Offer Uk Only
We are offering a temporary job which really do not require any professional skills.
You really don't have to have any professional skills for this.
All we are looking for right now is UK based individual to handle paper work,file documents and handle payroll administration to our clients in UK.
What will be required from you is few hours a day and also to pay very close attention to all instructions given to you.
Your Job will be; Handling all applications with regards to new clients that will like to register a company in UK and what you will be doing is Filing all papers from these individual companies which will be sent over to you under that companies name.
Salary terms; 140 Pounds Per job Get back to us through the email address and please kindly reply me with your alternatively e-mail address not your school address.
Please reply us with your phone number too.
Constantin0174@live.com
Thanks
James Wood
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