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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: "Mrs. Margaret Robinson" <info.margaret@officepost.com>
Reply-To: mrs.margaretrbs@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 19:39:11 -0300 (ADT)
Subject: RE: UNHCR ONLINE EMPLOYMENT




Good Day to you, my name is Mrs. Margaret Robinson UNHCR PRO. For 3 Year
now I was appointed as UNHCR PRO and I have dedicated my life in
Humanitarian Service working with UNHCR: THE UN REFUGEE AGENCY/UNICEF.
This is the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era as millions of
REFUGEE children, women and men are now facing a bitter winter ahead and
looking forward for our help. Also knowing fully well that Children are at
the heart of our work for Education and Social Inclusion. So this year we
are back again seeking help in partnership. We want you to be UNHCR ONLINE
EMPLOYER



representing the Organization in Data and information Dissemination,
collection & case receive and remitting from our donors (Companies &
Individuals) can be issuing PAYMENT through your bank account which you
stand the chance of 10% in any amount receive through your Account.



Furthermore, just as stated above, If you accept this offer, you shall be
receiving 10% commission as your Interest for any amount received
/Transfer made to you, which means that you can be earning at least $2,500
Two Thousand Five Hundred to $3,000 Three Thousand American Dollars Every
week as your commission because we have a lot of donors. you will deduct
10% from the total money transferred into your account as your commission,
before remitting the balance to the Nominated Account that will be
provided for you.



for more information on UNHCR job function & responsibility including the
requirement of our employer, please contact me to direct you to the MD of
UNHCR Sir. Jeromy Greenstock for more detail information and guideline.



Regards.



Mrs. Margaret Robinson
UNHCR PRO.
mrs.margaretrbs@gmail.com

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