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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: "COURTAGE INTERNATIONAL COTTON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <giovitajohncourtage0@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 01:24:52 -0000
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EARN MORE)!!
*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
Greetings,
LOOK INTO THIS (EARN MORE)
You can easily make $500-$1500 or more in a week by working for us as Sub-contractor in your geographical location, you will be in charge of collecting payment/commission on behalf of our organization thus Courtage International Cotton Plantation here in West Africa. Does it sound like your dream job?
Note that no form of financial investment is needed from you.
Your tasks are as follows:
1. Receive payment/commission from Customers.
2. Deduct 10% which will be your Commission/pay on Payment processed and remit to our office here in West Africa.
If you are interested, please provide this information below as this assures our partnership.
APPLICATION FORM
FIRST NAME.............
LAST NAME...................
ADDRESS.......................
CITY..............................
STATE............................
ZIP CODE........................
COUNTRY...........................
PHONE NUMBER................
GENDER..............................
MARITAL STATUS..............
AGE.................................
NATIONALITY..................
OCCUPATION.................
EMAIL.................................
Regards,
Giovita John
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