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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: "Carla Booker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <carla.booker112@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:47:09 +1030
Subject: PERSONAL ASSISTANCE / PER TIME JOB OFFER..

Hello,
 
How are you doing today ? I am an individual that work alone, but it is not easy for me no more as i travel a lot. I am looking for an honest person who is interested in a part time job and personal assistance. The role of the personal assistance includes the following:
 
Personal Assistant Responsibilities: Answer telephone and monitor voice messaging service based on construction projects, Make bank deposits, Maintain office files and  records as needed, Receives payment from client on the my behalf, Assist with maintaining updated databases and gift records cause i might not always be on seat due to other business engagement.
 
You can work from home, all i need is your trust and been honest with me. I will also need you to always answer your phone and reply text messages if necessary, the hours will be 4 hours daily which makes it 20 hours weekly.I will be paying $450 every week.
 
 
Do you think you will be able to handle this effectively and are you okay with the pay?
 
Regards,
Carla Booker

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