419 scam: Fatima Evah <fatima.evah@hotmail.fr> WORK FROM HOME

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Fatima Evah <fatima.evah@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: fatimaevah@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:15:16 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WORK FROM HOME

Sir/Madam,
I am a sales representative of Gold and Diamond merchants in Europe Asia and Africa; I want to recruit more agents
who will work on commission basis. Job description is to receive payment and gems on behalf of my clients from their
US base customer and other part of the world on 5-10 percent commission basis. But commission increases with the
number of successful transaction you seal.
It is our sole prerogative to decide when to increase your commission. If you are interested, apply with your
complete name, date of birth, current job/ occupation postal address which include your zip code and mobile number.
We shall establish a more communication link with you during your probation and you will be made to handle a
transaction if successful, we shall issue you appointment letter and welcome you business family. Contact me via
Email:paulrobert@live.fr
Regards,Mr. Paul Robert.

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