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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: adamsharris24@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 18:04:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: JOB OFFER

My name is Mr Adams Harrison, i am a widower due to my absence in the house and i have two lovely kids male and female.I am writing in search for a female Caregiver or male caregiver and qualified computer analyst that will be working in my private office and a maintenances manager who is trustworthy and must be a hard-working person urgently.

I will be paying you 7,500pounds each for every month and Weekly allowance of 300Pounds for each weekly to purchase your daily needs and your working hours will be from 7:00am to 4:00 pm each day on weekdays. We have an apartment for you and we will take the responsibility of your Feeding with your Medication,Visa and flight ticket.

Note: You will only pay for your working permit through a Certified U.K Immigration Agent which in accordance with the new British Labour Law. Here are some data about myself
Full Name: Adams Harrison
Address:Cambridge shire,10 Ely road,London
Age: 46Years Old
Phone:+447045734620
Occupation:Personal Assistance to Scotland bank manager.
If you are interested,Kindly email me back on adamsharris24@gmail.com with your C.V/Resume for more details. If you know any person that is willing to work any of job mentioned above please forward this email to him/her to contact me. Thanks and God bless you. Adams Harrison Regards,




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