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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: "my Online merchant store" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onlinemerchantstore@w.cn>
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 21:03:53 +0200
Subject: JOB OFFER

Attention: Beneficiary,

NOTIFICATION LETTER

I'm writing to you as regards our transaction at hand and your inability to come up with the funds
needed to complete your transaction so your funds can be released to your given bank account,I
have a proposal for you for a job offer in which I shall compensate you with 20% of every payment
made to you.

I want you to run my Online merchant store for me and for this to happen ,It's required that you have
a checking account withing the united states of American with any bank except Metal Bank
and you are also required to email me the informations listed below so I can contact my Online Merchant Manager
to work with your informations provided to get this transaction completed and the account set up
So I require you add me on your IM so we can talk on Instant Messenger so i can be able to explain this better
to you on IM.

*Full Name:
*Home Address:

*City:
*State: Zip Code:
*Telephone:
* Im:

*Driver's License Number/ State ID Number::

*Social Security Number:
* Exp Date of the Driving Lincense:
*State Issued:

*Date of Birth:

*Checking Bank Account Name:
*Checking Account#::
* Routing# :
*Bank Address :
*Bank Phone Number:
*One Utilities company That you use their services:example gas,electricity,water e.t.c Their Name:

congratulation in advance.
Sincerely,

Ms. Debra Taplin Hunter.
For: Mr. Thompson W. Richards
Director, Debt Payment Unit,
United States Consulate
#2 Walter Carrington Crescent, V.Island
Lagos.

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