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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: "Fred Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fredadams.uk@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:53:51 -0700
Subject: Part Time Job Offer

Dear Partner,

I am the C.E.O of FRED ADAMS AND ASSOCIATE based in the UK, My company is a world class finance firm that handles the financial activities of multinational company all over the world. Presently,our company needs representatives in Canada , Europe and America that will represent the company, take care of all the company affairs and activities. The
representative will collect payment from debtors

As our representative you will receive 10% of any money that is made by the company and a further $2,500 monthly after a probation period of 3 months, that will be how you will be paid by the company the rest of the money will be paid into an account we will provide for you.

If you are interested in our offer please send the following information and we will open a recruitment file for you in our company.

1.Full name.

2.Full contact address.

3.Phone number.

4.Date of Birth.

5.Occupation

Please contact me on my private email address: fredadams467@outlook.com

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards

Fred Adams, President

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