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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®" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martinculverous@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:45:48 -0500
Subject: *JOB APPLICATION: MYSTERY SHOPPER*

Hello There..!!!

Do you want to participate in the greatest Mystery Shopping quests nationwide? Have you ever wondered how Mystery Shoppers are recruited and how prosperous companies keep up doing business in the highly competitive business world? The answer is that many companies are recruiting young, creative, observant, and responsible individuals like you to give their feedback on various products and customer services and thus improve their quality.

As a Mystery Shopper you have only one responsibility: Act as a real customer while evaluating the place you are sent to mystery shop and enjoy all the benefits that go along with your job. Remember that you have nothing to lose, because you are awarded generously for your efforts:

-You get paid between $10 and $40 per hour for each mystery shopping assignment
-You keep all things that you have purchased for free
-Movies, eat in restaurants, and visit amusement parks for free
-You are turning your most enjoyable hobby into a well-paying activity.

Be aware that as a Mystery Shopper you can earn on average $100 to $300 per week.

The most experienced and hard-working shoppers earn up to $500 weekly. This well-paying job gives you the possibility to visit and observe shops, restaurants, banks, movie theaters, etc. in order to find their flaws and help their owners correct and improve them. You can be a Mystery Shopper whenever you have time, because there is no fixed timetable and you are not obliged to take all the assignments offered.

Personal Information:

FULL NAME: (As Should Appear on Payment )
STREET ADDRESS:(Not PO BOX)
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
PHONE NUMBER CELL AND HOME:
EMAIL:
AGE:
SEX:
OCCUPATION:
YOUR PREFERRED MODE OF COMMUNICATION EITHER BY PHONE OR BY EMAIL:

As a "Detective Shopper" you will work and shop together for pleasure and you only work 2-3 hours twice in a week.

We are waiting your good response, Thank you.

Regards,
Martin Culverhouse
MH-Recruitment
Secret Shopper®2013.
martinculverous@gmail.com

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