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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: "DR. ARUN J0TIZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jevann.chemicals@zoho.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 15:03:17 +0100
Subject: REPLY.....J0B 0FFER
We are pleased to offer you a job of 10% of payments received from our clients.
THE JOB TITLE IS: (PAYMENTS RECEIVING AGENT). I want you to work as my Company representative in your country, receiving payments from client on behalf of EVANN CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY. This position is not office based for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules; it's a part-time job for you, work from home basis. All you need to do is to monitor our clients making payment for their supplies within the United State and Canada; you will receive payments from any client in your region and thereafter remit to the company on later instructions.
You can see more about us at http://jimd0-jevann-chemicals.jimdo.com/ please do email me the following details as soon as possible if you are willing to take the job opportunity (WORK FROM HOME), and I will provide you with more information. More information will be sent after I receive details below:
Full Name:
Full Contact Physical Address:
City/State:
Phone Number:
Occupation:
Sex:
Age:
Email:
All info should be sent to:: (jevann.chemicals@zoho.com)
Sincerely,
DR. ARUN JOTIZ
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