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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: "thomas mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mildthomas1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:16:49 -0700
Subject: Part time job

Get paid to shop for some of your favourite brands.Help improve customer service in your area.
We measure the customer experience and provide the highest quality, most credible information in a timely manner,that becomes uniquely actionable and far more effective thanks to our exclusive ShopperAlliance process, providing clients with an unparalleled return on investment.

We are employing secret shoppers...if you are interested send in the following details,

Full names:
Full Address not po box..:
City and state:
Zip code:
Phone number:
Email address:

Note: All funds would be sent to you prior to your assignments

Hiring Manager

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