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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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 company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- offerjerrlee@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "COMPAQ COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <offerjerrlee@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 18:59:58 -0500
Subject: PART TIME JOB OFFER
DEAR SIR/MA
WE HAVE A JOB AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INITIAL REQUEST, THE JOB
SEARCH IS USA/CANADA BASED ONLY.
WE ARE BASED IN UNITED KINGDOM AND WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING DELIVERY ORDERS FROM
NORTHERN AMERICA, WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROCESS COMPLETELY SINCE WE
DO NOT HAVE A PAYMENT RECEIVING PERSONNEL IN THESE AREAS.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO RECRUIT PAYMENT OFFICERS ON LINE HENCE
WE WILL BE NEEDING A RELIABLE REPRESENTATIVE TO PROCESS OUR PAYMENTS IN USA
AND CANADA.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED THIS OFFER WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR PRESENT WORK,
ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS HONESTY AND TRUST, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME WITH THE
INFORMATION'S BELOW AND I WILL
HAVE MY CUSTOMERS SEND THE PAYMENT TO YOU IMMEDIATELY BUT DO NOT REPLY IF YOU
DON'T CHECK YOUR EMAIL EVERYDAY:
IF INTERESTED PLEASE REPLY WITH THE INFORMATIONS BELOW TO EMAIL: offerjerrlee@hotmail.com
FULL NAME :
FULL ADDRESS(NOT P.O BOX ) :
CITY:
COUNTRY:
STATE:
& ZIP-CODE:
CELL PHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
NATIONALITY:
PRESENT OCCUPATION:
BANK NAME:
WHENEVER YOU PROCESS OUR PAYMENT YOU WILL GET 10% ON EACH. IF YOU GET PAYMENT
OF $2000 YOU WILL GET $ 200 FROM IT AND SEND THE REMAINING 90% TO THE COMPANY,
WE WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE REPLIED WITH THE REQUESTED
DETAILS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR JERRY LEE
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