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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: "Survey Shoppers Inc" <info@info.com>
Reply-To: mysteryshopperjoblink@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 07:59:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: JOB OPEN FOR URGENT EMPLOYMENT
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
My Name is Micheal Newman and I am the group regional Instructor for
Survey Shoppers Inc..Henceforth,We are looking for a secret shopper around
your city and your wages is $500 per assignment.
ASSIGNMENT PACKET:
Before any assignment we would provide you with the resources needed
{cash} Mostly our company use Check/Money Order which you can cash and use
for the assignment.Attached to the check/Money Order would be your
assignment packet.More details will be provided after that,Most
important,all instruction given to a shopper must be follow accordingly.
INFORMATION BELOW TO PROCEED ON FIRST ASSIGNMENT:
Full Legal Name :
Address ( NO PO BOX ) :
City :
State :
Zip code :
Country :
Nationality :
Home and Cell # :
Alternate Email Address:
I will await your prompt response.
Best Wishes and Regards .
Regional Hiring Manager/ Instructor
Mr Micheal Newman
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