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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: "Harry Manos" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <harry.manos@att.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:07:06 -0800
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE /PERSONAL ASSISTANT /ERRAND MAIL RUNNER NEEDED


Hello,

I am currently Looking for someone who can handle my Personal and business
errands at his/her spare time. Someone who can offer me the following services
below : * Receive your mail/packages * Mail out mail/packages through UPS
*Receive item purchase list (clothing and electronics)
*Shop for and purchase items (clothing and electronics)
* Mail out items (clothing and electronics) through UPS and earn nothing less than $350 weekly pay.





OBJECTIVES :
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Must be able to work with ease.
Must be neat and time cautious.
Must be able to shop for gift, bill payments and other business and personal errands.
Must be honest and reliable with good motivational skills.
You can contact me for more details about the vacancy position.


If you are interested, kindly send me the details below for assessment and registration to: { harry.manos@att.net }



Full Legal Name :
Address ( NO P.O BOX ):
City :
State :
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Home and Cell # :
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Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position Thanks for your anticipated action.
And kindly get back to us if you are interested or not , as we hope to hear back from you soon.
I await your prompt reply to : { harry.manos@att.net }



Regards,
Dr Harry Manos
harry.manos@att.net

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