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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: "Michael Smith" <ince@tralamusic.com>
Reply-To: "Michael Smith" <micsmith57@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 05:39:52 -0700
Subject: MYSTERY SHOPPER WANTED






Mystery shopping, as recently profiled on a Good Morning America segment, is a legitimate, flexible way to earn extra money. Mystery shoppers posing as normal customers perform specific tasks-such as purchasing a product, asking questions, registering complaints or behaving in a certain way - and then provide detailed reports or feedback about their experiences.


Intelligent service group is currently looking for people who have an eye for details and with good reporting skills, to analyze the service provided by various commercial outlets: restaurants, K-7 mart , 7/11 mart , Safeway etc.


To participate in our mystery shopping exercise, every applicant has to register in our database by clicking on the reply button and send in the following details:


Full Name:

Mailing address (including City, State, Postal code):

Contact Phone number:

Age:

Email:

Your response would be highly appreciated

Michael Smith
micsmith57@aol.com

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