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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: "Craig T Beam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jobin.usa10@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:53:30 +0100
Subject: ~~Please read(Work and earn money from home)~~

Hello,

How do you do?


My name is Craig T Beam, with the world-heart-federation ,Treasurer and Interim CEO


I just came about your email address online and I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying opportunity in which you could earn a lot.


This opportunity would be based on contract and commission terms and would involve quite a handful of trust and honesty.

Fill the APPLICATION FORM and send back immediately, if you are willing to take the offer.


Full Name:
Full Address:City,State,Zip code. (NO P.O.BOX ADDRESSES ALLOWED)
Phone Number: ,Age: ,Nationality: ,Marital Status:
Occupation: ,Bank:
Have receive or done an offer like this? Yes or No? If Yes give out come?

Upon Received of this detail i will also furnish you more in regards to
the job.

Thanks and God Bless

Craig T Beam
............for WHF


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