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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 charles washington" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Mr.charleswashington1@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 14:31:54 -0700
Subject: New Job

This is to inform you that we have received a copy of your resume and application letter. We think that you could be the candidate we need and would like to learn more about how your qualifications match up with our requirements. As such, we would like to schedule an online interview with you for the post of an Administrative Assistant position.


I have scheduled an on-line interview with you and Mr.Charles washington the company Hiring Manager Via Google Hangouts. You can be interview any time from 8:00am-5:00pm your time. The interview will last approximately an hour or less and will include a brief tour of the Pay Scale, Benefits and company etc..


You are to set up a screen name with Google hangouts at https://hangouts.google.com/ and add up Mr. Charles washington the company Hiring Manager's Google hangouts screen name/ID (mr.charleswashington1@gmail.com) and message him for an on-line interview/briefing exercise.

Please be prepared to discuss your resume in some depth. If you are unable to keep this appointment contact me to arrange a more suitable time.


We look forward to see you.

Time: Asap
Pay: $30 - $35 hourly
Position: Administrative Assistant
Venue: Google HangOut (Gmail IM)
Best regard,
Human Resources Department

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