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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: "Ernest Moore"<richardmoore012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <ernestmoore013@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 15:15:42 -0400
Subject: Account Receivable Position

DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY LTD
Gallery Road, Dulwich Village,
London SE21 7AD
RC: 122132
Switchboard: 020 8693 5254
Fax: 020 8299 8700
www.dulwichpicturegallery.org. uk

Goodday to you, my name is Mr .Ernest Moore, an Artist and also the Manager of DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY LTD and I live and work here in United Kingdom, Would you like to work online from home and get paid without affecting your present job?

Actually I need a representative who can be working for my company as payment co-ordinator . We have reliable customers in USA/CANADA, EURO AND ASIAN we supply our antiques which I do travel to receive payment and have it cashed after I supply them our goods but takes 20-30days before international checks clears here in the UK.

We have decided to contact you to be our payment officer, we need a reliable and trustworthy personal to handle this position, We have agreed with our client in the US,UK and CANADA which they prefer to make payment in form of money orders and checks and you will be entitle to 10% of every transaction.

I Hope this is clear and simple and its 100% legitimate and fraud free.

If you are interested in this job offer get back to us with your Full name, contact address and direct contact phone number
FIRST NAME......................
LAST NAME.......................
ADDRESS.......................
CITY.........................
STATE......................... .
ZIP CODE........................
COUNTRY....................... ..
GENDER........................
BANK NAME.................
AGE.....................
PHONE NUMBER....................

Please send reply asap : ernestmoore012@gmail.com

Warmest Regards,
Ernest Moore

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