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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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Fraud email example:

From: Leather Bootboy <nzboot4u@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 23:20:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?Sm9iIFBvc3RpbmfigI8gRnJvbSBUUkFDWSBGSU5FUw==?=


Job Posting‏ From TRACY FINES


Local Arcade Art
38-40 Bury Street
LONDON, EC3A 5AR



Hello,
AS part of my expansion program, LOCAL ARCADE ART is looking for
someone to
WORK PART TIME/FROM HOME as a Representative/Book keeper.This job opportunity
pays $2000 a month plus benefits and takes only a little of your time.

Please contact us for more details .
Requirements
#Your full name:
#Your full home address (STREET,CITY, STATE AND ZIPCODE)
#direct home and cell telephone number (VALID AND WORKING):
#Your age,
#Occupation:
#Your email address:
#Bank Name Only:


Should be a computer Literate. 3-5 hours access to the internet weekly.
Must be
over 18yrs Efficient and Dedicated.If you are interested and need more
information, please contact me via email tracyfinessifr111@live.com.


WARMEST REGARD
TRACY FINES




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