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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: "SECRET SHOPPER® HERITAGE CONCEPTS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrgordonbrown@mail.mn>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:24:04 -0400
Subject: A MYSTERY SHOPPER AGENT WANTED.

Dear Representative/Mystery Shopper®,

You have been selected for an assignment as a Mystery Shopper. You will earn $250 as a mystery shopper. Your employment packet include funds for the shopping, a training assignment which will be sent to you after you have received payment for the assignment.


The payment method will be simply bank to bank wire transfers as you are to deduct your salary and the rest would be used for the evaluation at the store that would be assigned to you.

Your Employment packet are as follows:


Full Name:
Full Residential Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
Cell :
Name of Bank:
Nationality:
Alternative Email Address:


As a mystery shopper you work and shop together for pleasure and the pay is $250 weekly on a Part-time basis.You only work 2-3hours twice in a week. Do get back to the recruiting department of Shoppers' Heritage Concepts.


N:B - HAVE YOU EVER DONE THIS OFFER FOR ANY COMPANY IF YES/NO...... IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE CHECKING YOUR MAILBOX,JUNK/BULK MAIL AND REPLYING THEM ON A DAILY BASIS FOR MY MESSAGES,THEN YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION.


Your response would be highly appreciated.
Best Regard,


Mr. James Kyle

Secret Shopper®,Heritage Concepts


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