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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: "EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidcarterslisting@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 07:58:50 -0700
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are MyFreeCar Agency an advertising agent for Rock-star Energy Drink. We are recruiting interested people willing to participate in Rock-star Energy Drink Pay-To-Drive Program!

Here is the basic premise of the "paid to drive" concept: Rock-star Energy Drink seeks people -- regular citizens, not professional drivers -- to go about their usual daily routine, only with an advert for "Rock-star Energy Drink" plastered on their car. The ads are typically vinyl decals, also known as "auto wraps," that almost seem to be painted on the vehicle, which could cover any portion of your car's exterior surface.

What does the company get out of this type of ad strategy? Lots of exposure and awareness the auto wraps tend to be colorful, eye-catching and attract lots of attention. Plus, it's a form of advertising with a captive audience, meaning people who are stopped by traffic can't avoid seeing the wrapped car alongside them. This program will last for 3 months and the minimum you can participate is 1 month

You will be compensated with a $850.00 payment per week, which is essentially a "rental" payment for letting our client use your car's exterior surface for advertisement. We shall provide our car wrap experts that would handle the advert installation on your car and also remove it at the end of the program. You will receive a 2 weeks upfront payment of $1700.00 inform of bank certified check for accepting to carry this advert on your car and other weekly payments will also come in the form of checks and delivered at your address weekly.

If you are interested in this program, kindly send your information as listed below to our recruitment department on (davidcarterslisting@gmail.com )

Full Name:
Address:
Apt/Unit/Ste No. :
City:
State:
Zip code:
Email Address:
Mobile Phone:
Home Phone
Age:
Occupation:
Make of car/ year:

Sincerely
David Carter
Marketing brand manager

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