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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: "The Premier Payroll Company" <ThePremierPayrollCompany@mail.com>
Reply-To: "The Premier Payroll Company" <ThePremierPayrollCompany@Inbox.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:05:22 +0300
Subject: JOB OFFER - PAYROLL COORDINATOR

Premier Payroll seeks a self motivated, eager to learn, reliable and articulate candidate tojoin our accounting & administrative team.This position is perfect for a person with a "can do" attitude and who has the drive and energy to succeed in our fast paced, dynamic environment. This is an amazing opportunity for an individual who enjoys wearing many hats and is a resourceful self starter and independent worker that requires minimal supervision.
Established in 1989, Premier Payroll is a recruitment firm specialized in the need for small and midsize businesses to have flexibility and offers custom reports to your payroll needs. Our firm enjoys an outstanding market reputation for quality, focus, integrity and candidate delivery.
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RESPONSIBILITIES :
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Candidate will be responsible for processing bi weekly payroll data by printing and mailing through the USPS mail.
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INCENTIVES :
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Candidate will be paid a salary of $2000.00 per month; ie: 30 days after resumption and subsequent months.
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REQUIREMENTS :
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Candidate is required to procure the following items required to print checks -
i. "A MICR Check Printing Package" includes a "Printer and MICR Toner cartridge" basically for check printing
ii. Blank "Business Check Paper" Stock - 3 Per Page (1 Box)
iii. Forever 49Cents USPS stamps - 3 Rolls
iv. Address Labels - Return and Mailing address labels for letter sized envelopes (1 Box)
v. No window envelopes - Letter size (1 Box)

PS: You are to acknowledge this email by indicating in your reply the items you have procured for a proper reimbursements of the expenses that may have incurred and your training will commence immediately.
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INSTERESTED APPLICANTS - FILL THE INFORMATION BELOW TO GET STARTED:
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Full_Name :
Mailing_Address (No PO Box) :
City :
State :
Zip_Code :
Phone_Cell :
Current_Occupation :
Email_Address :

Sincerely,
Allen Fischer
HR Manager
The Premier Payroll Company
Copyright © 2015 Payroll Inc. Recruiting Department

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