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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: "Roland Brown" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:29:34 -0600
Subject: VACANT POST AS A MYSTERY SHOPPER @ David Allen Enterprise

(WORLDWIDE RECRUITMENT EXERCISE)

Hello and how are you doing, I am Roland Brown, Recruiting agent of David Allen Enterprise, this is a awareness to let the public know that we have a vacancy post as a mystery shopper in our company and we would like to know of your interest in working for us in Your city anywhere in the world.

Your job as a mystery shopper would be quite effective and we would provide more details on the job as soon as you get back to us with the details requested indicating your Interest in working with us. Kindly provide the below information for assessment and registration of the company.

* Full Name.
* Residential Address (In Full, Not P.O.BOX).
* Zip Code.
* City.
* State.
* Landline.
* Mobile.
* Email.
* Age.
* Recent Occupation.

Send the Information requested above to the E-mail address given below

As a mystery shopper you work and shop together for pleasure and the pay is $200-300 weekly on Part time basis, you only work 2-3hours twice in a week. Do get back to us and sign up.

N:B - IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE CHECKING YOUR MAIL AND REPLYING THEM ON A DAILY BASIS, THEN YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED FOR THIS OFFER

Your response would be highly appreciated.

Warmest Regards,
Recruiting agent: Roland Brown
Email : rolandbentertain@aol.com
Company : David Allen Enterprise

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