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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: "Green World Home Textile Co, Ltd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jondelectronicsprvt@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:48:26 +0100
Subject: Paying P/ T Job For You!

Paying P/ T Job For You!

If you have access to a computer, and have up to three hours spare
time per-week. you can get paid, without affecting your present job?
then please read carefully.Actually i need an Online personal assistant
that's Very sharp and a quick learner.I
require assistance due to my busy work schedule At this time, I am only
looking for 2-3 personal Online assistant.

You will mainly be helping me with Online Records, Online Accounting/
Payment Receiving booking keeping ,no selling is involved for this job or
neither you have to pay any money to get started to be my assistant and
no experience needed .All you need is internet access to
be my personal assistant and instructions would be given to you on how your
given task would be completed.You could earn up to
$1,000-50,000 in weeks.
These are my two ex assistant for last session of my part-time job offer.
(Jasmine J. Brown,NY -$56,800, Donna L. Sandy ,VA -$44,970)
This job only take 1/2 hrs of your spare time per week,Also you get monthly
salary of $1500 which comes at the end of every month as soon as
you started working with me plus other incentives and benefits that
accrue,which includes tax, vacation , Child day care assistant,health,
e.t.c

Job Details / Description Highlighted below:
Online Records: Records of my new designed works would be forwarded and you
would save it so any time i am in need of items i would contact you and you
would email me the stock left over.
Accounting Online: A simple list of art work would be emailed to you
calculate it and email me the total.
Payment Receiving: Due to my busy schedule i would also require your
assistant in receiving payment of my art work sold out anytime i am busy
or gone out for business issues or meetings.

Flexible program:
1/2 hrs at your choice daytime/evening.
How would you get paid? by commission for every assignment done by you.
Best address to get your answer in time My Email Address is ( jondelectronicsprvt@gmail.com )


I would be getting back to you within 24hrs when i got your reply.
Fill your Application form for the part job:
Full names:------------------------------------
Address:---------------------------------------
City:------------------------------------------
State: ----------------------------------------
Zip code: -------------------------------------
Cell Phone # ----------------------------------
Home Phone # ----------------------------------
Time to contact you----------------------------
Age:------------------------------------
Present job: ----------------------------------
Country: --------------------------------------
Email address :--------------------------------
Is this your first Internet job: ----------------
Mac is Registered
ID: 5889799
(Reg No: 28709/016677/00)

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