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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "bridget bailey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mystery247bridget@live.com.my>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:49:24 -0400
Subject: read and learn how to make 400 weekly as a shopper
Mystery shopping is a valuable customer service tool that has gained widespread acceptance in the retail, financial services and restaurant industries, and proves highly valuable to companies that use it to gain customer experience metrics. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR PRESENT JOB AS YOU ONLY HAVE 2 ASSIGNMENTS OF LESS THAT 1 HR A WEEK.
Your job as a mystery shopper would be quite interesting and we would provide more details on the job as soon as you get back to us with the details requested.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TO ENCLOSE YOUR DETAILS:
Kindly provide the below information for assessment and registration of
the company.
Full Legal Name :
Address :
City :
State :
Zip code:
Country :
Nationality:
Age:
Present occupation:
Home and Cell # :
Thanks in this regards
BRIDGET BAILEY
XTRAMILE CONCEPTS
12464 Oak Knoll Rd,
Poway, CA 92064
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