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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: "PART TIME JOB" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:14:52 -0000
Subject: PART TIME JOB OFFER

Good Day,

I got your email from business directory hiring agency, An independent,trustworthy,reliable person with good understanding and working skills urgently needed.

The position may not affect your current occupation. its home-based and flexible, working with me is basically about instructions and following them.


Bill payment
Meet Agents
Business Errands
Mail services

Let me know if you will be able to offer me any or all of these services.

I will love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on business. I am in Western,Australia so there will be no interview. I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick up the shipment papers at your convenience.

1. Pay my bills on my behalf and sit for delivery at home.
2. Pick up my items at your nearby post office at your convenience

This is legitimate The content of the packages are Art Materials and Paintings, business and personal letters


THE PAY CAN BE AS MUCH AS 500 WEEKLY, WHICH IS NOT A BAD OFFER. I need your service because I am constantly out of town.

I will be returning to Canada in Late May so this process will be going on till then .

If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term.

Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position. I hope to hear from you soon.

I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well the funds to cover them.

NB: This position is open to individuals 18yrs and above All over US

READ BELOW A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF
I am David Doyles - I was Born. March 5, 1955 Beverly Hills,CA .i was a founding director of the Baverolinx Agritechnics and has worked for several decades in closed ecological system research, ecological engineering, the restoration of damaged ecosystems, desert agriculture and orchardry and wastewater recycling. im the Chairman and CEO of the Baverolinx Agritechnics, a U.K. non-profit organization, which consults to several demonstration projects working in challenging biomes around the world; Vice Chairman of Global Agritechnics ., head of Wastewater Gardens International. i have helped pioneer a new ecological approach to sewage treatment, Wastewater Gardens which are constructed subsurface flow wetlands with high biodiversity and has created over 90 such systems in Mexico, Belize, Bali & Sulawesi, Indonesia, West Australia, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Bahamas, the Philippines, Algeria and the United States since 1996. i served as Director of Space and Environm
ental Applications for Space Bios

If I were to mail you funds to do task plus upfront payment for your services, where will you want it mailed to? How should your name appear on the payment? send the info below to get started

Full Name-
Full Address-
City-
State-
Zip Code-
Home Phone-
Cell Phone (Important) -
Age-
Occupation-
Email address-
Bank name (in case of Direct Deposit of your Pay)-


David

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