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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: "David Allen Enterprise" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrnoelknowles@insing.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:11:41 +0100
Subject: ALERT -- Job Available !

Hello and how are you doing, I am Noel Knowles, Recruiting agent of David Allen Enterprise, this
 
is an awareness to let the public know that we have a vacant post as a mystery shopper in our
 
company and we would like to know of your interest in working for us in Your city anywhere in the
 
world.
Your job as a mystery shopper would be quite effective and we would provide more details on the
 
job as soon as you get back to us with the details requested indicating your Interest in working
 
with us. Kindly provide the below information for assessment and registration of the company.
* Full Name.
* Residential Address (In Full, Not P.O.BOX).
* Zip Code.
* City.
* State.
* Country.
* Landline.
* Mobile.
* Email.
* Age.
* Recent Occupation.
* Bank Name.
Send the Information requested above to the E-mail address given below
As a mystery shopper you work and shop together for pleasure and the pay is $300 weekly on
 
Part time basis, you only work 2-3hours twice in a week. Do get back to us and sign up.
N:B - IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE CHECKING YOUR MAIL AND
 
REPLYING THEM ON A DAILY BASIS, THEN YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED FOR THIS OFFER
Your response would be highly appreciated.
Warmest Regards,
Recruiting agent:  Mr Noel Knowles
Company : David Allen Enterprise

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