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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: "D-Mac International INC" <damonroberts01@aol.com>
Reply-To: <damonroberts02@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:05:37 -0800
Subject: Solidarity Agents needed mystery shopper

Solidarity Agents needed mystery shopper who can evaluate stores with full honesty & Integrity ASAP. Reply to: johncolee01@aol.com
=========================================================

FIRST ASSIGNMENT **************

Shopper's Guide wants you to run a survey on two prominent companies in your area.

The Firstly Western Union Locations
The Secondly Restaurants

There have been reports about descend in the services of their Management and some of their staffs, complaint are based on reports which their customers forwarded anonymously and Phone calls which were also made to the head office.

The Western union location was reported for evaluation for the following reasons:
I) Customers have reported their money missing
ii) Slow services
iii) Unbalanced transfer charges

The 2nd company was reported to be rendering
(I) Poor services
(ii) Rudeness to customers
(iii) Excess charge
(iii) Late opening time and Closing before time.

Your Secret Evaluation would be thus:

1) To make a transfer of funds from this western union location to our Mystery shopper,
And the funds would be picked up by another mystery shopper at another location
Where a customer reported her funds lost.

2) You would have to record the time you got to the location and how many
Minutes it took you to get service.

3) You would be sent a check/Money order which would cover your commission of $250
for the duty performed. As soon as you receive the check/money order, you should
cash in at your bank, and deduct your $250.00, expedite the transaction according to
our instruction that will be given subsequently.

4) Upon receiving the funds, the locations address would be forwarded to you, and also
the Name and address of whom the Mystery shoppers transfer would be made to. You
would have to keep a comprehensive report on every activity you carry out.

5) You would also provide me with the name of the cashier that attended to you. So if
You think you can take these Job get back to Us with these Full Information below .

(1) Your full names....
(2) Contact address....
(3)CITY...........................
(4)STATE.........................................
(5)ZIPCODE.....................................
(6)PHONENUMBER..........................
(7)Valid Email Address.....................
(8)PRESENT OCUPATION. (IF ANY)
(9)AGE........................

Please send me a reply so that the check/Money order sent out to you ASAP

Yours Sincerely,

Damon Roberts


Reply to... damonroberts022@yahoo.com

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