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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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Fraud email example:

From: "TEAM WORK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <catterine.olivia@gmx.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:03:07 -0800
Subject: Mystery Shopper of Citibank, N.A

Dear Madam and Sir,
 
We have P / T Mystery Shopping for your job that pays $ 200 per job.
Our company in cooperation with Citibank NA, to facilitate your main job by working online that generates enough money for your household.
The beauty of this work is that it is very flexible and can fit all work schedules.
 
Your job is simply to act like every other regular customers & conduct normal business transactions when you do a simple survey.
As Surveyor Undercover you get paid to do a simple survey and provide valuable services to our Customer Feedback.
If interested, send the following information to: (catterine.olivia@gmx.com)
 
Legal Full Name:
 
address:
 
City / Country / Postal Code:
 
Cell Phone Number:
 
Home Phone Number:
 
The current work:
 
 
Registration to become a Mystery Shopper, FREE! As a mystery shopper you work and shop together for pleasure and the pay is $ 200 per job / tasks performed.
Your feedback will be highly appreciated.
 
Thank you.
Catterine.Olivia
If you wish to contact us in writing about this email, please direct your correspondence to:
Sears Credit Card Services                         Citibank, N.A Customer Service
P.O. box 6275                                           P.O. box 6500
Sioux Falls, SD 57117                                Sioux Falls, SD 57117
© 2011 Citibank, N.A.                              All rights reserved.

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