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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- alphagallery1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "ALPHA GALLERY & CO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alphagallery1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:39:22 +0100
Subject: JOB OFFER OPPORTUNITY ( STAFF NEEDED)
Would you like to work online from Home as active Account Manager/marketing/sales/Administration and Book Keeper and get paid £950 weekly? We are glad to offer you for a job position in our organization ALPHA GALLERY PICTURE., We need someone to work for the company as Representative/Book keeper .
ALPHA GALLERY & CO is a company based in India. The company was established in 1995 that started with 90 staffs in the company. We are into crafting and painting of pictures which we have been doing perfectly and excellently over the past few years that it has been established.
We need someone to work for the company as Representative/Book keeper in your location and get paid £950 every 2weeks.
We are looking only for the worker who satisfies our requirements and will be a honest assistant and we understand it is an unusual and incredible job offer. The job offer is legitimate and legally called Business Receiving Agent/Management of Account Receivables.
We are glad to offer this job position to you. If you feel that you are a serious and earnest worker and you want to work for ALPHA GALLERY PICTURE, kindly email send your CV to our email alphagallery1@gmail.com
ALPHA GALLERY & CO
Managing Director: Philip Brussels Office
Avenue Louise 375 - b 8
New Delhi, India
1050
+98.2.727.32.80
Fax +98.2.26.32.98
alphagallery1@gmail.com
Best Regards.
Philip Marvelous
Administrative Secretary
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