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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: "Felipe Stone" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <evaluator.felipe@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:29:09 +1000
Subject: EVALUATORS JOB

HERE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE EXTRA BUCKS!!!

There are openings for confidential business evaluation / secret shopping on business ventures in your area and we would like you to enroll. It is part-time and profiting. You also do not need to pay to sign in. Send the required information below to sign up.

You'll get $200 on each evaluation.

1. Full Name
2. Full Address (Including city, state and zipcode)
3. Telephone/Cellphone number

Regards,

Felipe Stone

Reply to : evaluator.felipe@gmail.com

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