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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: "Mr John Carbone" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johncarbone343@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:44:02 -0800
Subject: Re: Update

Congratulations,
 
 
We are accepting applications from qualified individuals from all-over the world to become Secret-Shopper. There is no charge to become a shopper and you do not need previous experience.
 
 
After you sign up, you will have access to training materials from us. Should you interested, your wages would be US $250 per assignment. No commitment is made on this job and you would have flexible hours. At least 2 evaluations a week will be assigned to you because this is a part time job and we think this job suits you. We will provide you the money for all of your evaluations.
 
 
Money order/Payment check would be in a certain amount which you would be required to Cash at your Bank, then deduct your salary and have the rest used for the evaluation at the store that would be given to you for evaluations.
 
 
Provide the following information if you interested and we will get back shortly with an your assignment.
 
* Your Name (first/last):
* Your Physical Address:
* City, State, & Zip Code:
* Phone Numbers(cell/home):
 
We are waiting your good response, Thank you.
(Candidate from USA & Europe are allowed to apply for this offer)
Regards,
John Carbone
Head of Recruitment
SS-Network @2018

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