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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: SAATCHI GALLERY <saatchi.gallery.office@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:54:49 +0100
Subject: JOB OFFER!!! EARN AS A REP FROM YOUR PC/HOME

*Hello!
We are an Art Gallery located at Duke of York's HQ, King's Road
Chelsea, London, SW3 4SQ, U.K. We buy and sell great art works and we have
customers from all over the world who buy from our gallery. We seek
representatives who will work with us from home/PC cos we often have
problems interacting business with our customers/clients in North America
owing to payment delays and slow process of payments to us - Payments from
our North America(US&Canada) customers/clients takes time,which is why we
need your assistant as a representative so you can help contact our
customers/clients on our behalf and collect their payments. In any amount
you receive for this company,you are entitle to a 10% cut as your pay. If
you are interested,please reply as soon as possible for more explanation and
details required.
Thanks.

Donald Murray.
Saatchi Gallery.
Website:www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk
Email:saatchi_gallery.office@yahoo.co.uk
+447011128269
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