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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Esther Grant" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amerinorthincgailhaase@consultant.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:43:09 -0500
Subject: Job Position with Gail Haase & Co

Greetings Sir/Ma,
Hope you're having a pleasant day today, Do take time to go through this introductory mail and feel free to pass any questions on. My profile briefly: My Name is Gail Haase, 57, and a father of 2 wonderful kids, a successful entrepreneur and investor, a member of the AmeriNorth Tech, Inc, I'm also a Research Analyst and I travel every now and then within and outside the U.S working on various independent projects, this is why I need someone who can help keep up to date with all of my activities especially when I'm away and amidst my busy schedule. I will explain brieftly about my Company to you as follow:

About Us:
AmeriNorth Tech, Inc™ HR Dept- provides a full range of Accounting and finance recruitment solutions. By offering Contract, Contract-to-Hire and Direct-Hire services, we can support your immediate and long-term business objectives. AmeriNorth Tech, Inc™ is accepting applications for qualified individuals to become an Account Receivable Assistant, Through extensive demographic research, we have discovered a wealth of untapped human resources that, for one reason or another, some candidates need the freedom to work from home. The position of an Account Receivable Assistant, is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the payment process.

I have had a previous Account Receivable Assistant who has been very commendable in her activities and who has been part of my life and business for the past years, she has since moved on with her personal life and it has affected business in a way. I found her previously on the CareerBuilder website and I sincerely hope I will be able to find someone again who will be as efficient as she has been. Please note that you are being hired only on a business/personal level. All correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally. The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most times from your home as long as you have a regular internet access to check for updates from me. You are also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well we fit in, this however does not affect your wages.

Most of your activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in my personal, business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my Supervisor amongst other things will include:

* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring.
* Handling all aspects of accounts receivable.
* Sorting and matching invoices
* Preparing analysis of accounts, preparing wire transfers, monitoring accounts
* Vendor maintenance, resolution of invoice discrepancies as well as month end closing and supervision of accounting staff
* Reconciliation of payments
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* General clerical activities.

Your First Primary task as an Account Receivable Assistant (Collection of Payments), This is a Salary Based Job Function, whereby you receive $600 per every assignment completed, You'll have a lot of free time doing another job, because this job is part time, you'll get good income. But this job is very challenging and you should understand it.

This position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number of hours you will be doing, just bear it in mind that there will be busier weeks than others with a steady pay. Working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, so I need someone who can be able to meet up with my irregular timings. There is also a very sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on. This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to build a lot of dedication toward the success of the Job, Due to the excessive number of responses to my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal record update and to filter applicants:

Full Name or Payable Name:
Mailing Address or Physical Address incl Zip Code ( no PO Box Please ):
Home #:
Cell #:
Present Occupation (if any):
Age:
Yahoo IM/ AOL IM/ MSN IM/ GMAIL IM :

I hope you can be available for me immediately, it certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working relationship. Hope to hear from you again.

Warm Regards

Gail Haase.
AmeriNorth Tech, Inc™

Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in and transmitted with this communication is strictly confidential, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient, and is the property of AmeriNorth Tech, Inc™

Copyright 2011 AmeriNorth Tech, Inc™ All Rights Reserved ®

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