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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: Jack Thompson <resumes21@live.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:47:06 -0500
Subject: Job Interview

We got your resume and email from Job Seeker Classified and we'll like to offer you a Job with our Company after thorough review of your resume.The Fountain Group is a well established Evaluating Firm, Our Primary Business is to provide exceptional Customer Service Evaluation. Our company is solely responsible for hiring survey agents and recommending them to our Clients. The clients are companies that have a wide network of businesses across America, most of our clients have retail outlet in major cities across America. What your job (Admin/Office Assistance) entails is to conduct an assistance at any of our client's retail outlet assigned to you. you will be patronizing their business and conducting a assistance at the same time which mostly is in regards to the customer relationship their staffs offer. We will therefore like to offer you the job position as a Admin/Office Assistance Agent to conduct customer service for our client in your area.Your Job will involve you providing feedback to us about the customer experience at any client's locations. YOUR DUTIES AS OUR ADMIN/ PERSONAL ASSISTANT. 1.To receive letters and mails. 2.Schedule appointments for me. 3.Book my flight tickets. 4.Send letters and mails from my clients. Our clients include: McDonalds Starbucks Dunkin' Donuts Washington Mutual ACME Check Cashing Chase Financial Walmart MoneyGram America Victoria's Secret Dell America Western Union America FTD Florists All you need do is to check your emails twice daily and keep your phone on most times in case i might need to call you from anywhere i may be.I do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you will be available to start.This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship.Let me know if you have any of the office equipment (If not, I will make arrangements to send them to your address) Printer: Personal Laptop/Desktop: Internet Access: Scanner: Fax machine: Laminator: Paper Cutter: For proper review(since i am not available now to set up a face-to-face interview) supply out correctly the information below: Why did you apply for this job? Do you have any knowledge of Reception/bookeeper‏ job because it involves money management? Can you check your email messages at least 3 times daily? Do you have a Yahoo messenger or MSN messenger for chatting Online? Do you have a chatting email address and can you chat online with customers? what is your current job? I want you to also meet me up on Yahoo Chat as soon as possible so we may discuss extensively, more so it's easier for me to convey more information when I'm online. send me a friend's request on my messenger ID thefountain58 as you are able to. Due to the time difference, It may be a little difficult working out the exact time to meet you online but with time however, we should get used to it. I'm online most of the time when I'm not out or in a meeting so we should be able to have a chat sooner than later, try to keep a date. Note: It will be of added advantage if you can provide 2 references from your past employment. Qualification: 1.Educational background is not a criteria. 2.You must be Organized and able to take instructions well Dependable, Reliable, Trustworthy a must 3.Must have excellent English language skills (both spoken and written) 4.Have great work ethic and attitude, as well as people skills, pay-attention to detail, capable of mulch-tasking, and works well under stress at times. Benefits: - Yearly performance bonus - Paid vacation/sick/personal days/Tax - Medical benefits - Salary: $550 weekly Also,there will be compensation for efficiency and hard working. No commitment is involved, no startup fees, no paperworks, and you would have flexible working hours.If you are interested, email me your full name, address and phone number, so that we can add your mailing address to our Regional database. FIRST NAME ...................... SURNAME................... ADDRESS Not P.O.BOX Address ................. CITY ............STATE............................ ZIP CODE............COUNTRY.................. PHONE NUMBER (S) ........................ Email.................... Once we receive this information and confirm your interest, we will introduce you to our clients immediately. A swift acknowledgment of this email will be appreciated. Warm Regards, Jack Thompson Email:resumes21@live.com Website: www.thefountaingroup.com

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