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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: Saint Paul Orphanage <SaintPaulOrphanage@SaintPaul.com>
Reply-To: thecharityorg08@googlemail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 00:29:54 +0300
Subject: Hello !

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Anderson Sachi, A consultant for Saint Paul Orphanage (Istanbul)
we have succeeded in putting smile on the faces of the
less- privilege children/disabled Across the Globe. Our charity organization is for
the disabled and the Less-privileged children across the globe. We have so
many donors that are willing to help the organization by donating what they have
Financially/materially.
  We have many donors in the USA,Canada And Europe that are willing to donate
to us, but the only problem we have now is that we need a representative in
USA,Canada and Europe that will Represent us to receive the funds on our
behalf. This representative will be paid 10% per job done.
           JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Receive payment from Clients/ Donors
2. Cash Payments at your Bank or Check Cashing Place
3. Deduct 10%, which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices
You will be contacted to send payment to/ or any of our clients overseas.
                      REWARD PACKAGE:-
Saint Paul Orphanage Organization approved a Monthly pay of $520 [paid
after a 30-day circle] in addition to a 10% Commission for every donation received by
you on behalf of the Saint Paul Orphanage  with estimated earnings of about
$300 - $800 weekly. Donations are usually mailed to the representative by
donors.
FULL NAME:
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
COUNTRY:
PHONE NUMBER (S):
GENDER:
OCCUPATION
AGE:
NATIONALITY:
Thanks for your anticipated action and May GOD ALMIGTHY be with you and
bless you as you respond.
Warmest Regards,
Mr. Anderson Sachi

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