419 scam: "Gary Schmaus"<g.schmaus@evaluatorcon.com> WORK AS A PRIVATE DETECTIVE

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- g.schmaus@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gary Schmaus" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <g.schmaus@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:08:38 -0700
Subject: WORK AS A PRIVATE DETECTIVE

Hello,

We are accepting applications for qualified individuals to become business private observer detective or . Its fun & rewarding.There is no charge to become one and you do not need previous experience and you would be well paid for every duty you carry out.

Venue for the evaluation which is stated below:
i. Any Clothing store around you.
ii.Grocery store
and many more

All you need to do is to act like every other customer buying and talking to the staffs and see how well behaved they are and also watch other customer how they are been treated.

PAYMENT TERMS:
You will receive a flat sum of $250 per assignment. The company will furnish you with all expense needed for the assignment and any other expense incurred during the course of executing your assignment.

If you would like to be considered for this survey assignment,please fill out the application below if you are interested.

Full Name :
Full Address With Apt # :
City, Province, Postcode :
Occupation :
Phone # :

Sincerely,
Gary Schmaus
Recruiting Department,
Survey Evaluator Consultant
g.schmaus@aol.com

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