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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: "John Obi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <office_desk00@yahoo.it>
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2013 19:41:37 -0800
Subject: WORK FROM HOME DOING PART TIME JOBS/ EARN MONEY ONLINE

WORK FROM HOME DOING PART TIME JOBS/ EARN MONEY ONLINE
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TOP AFFILIATE PROGRAMS...
Top affiliate programs can help you make good money via online. They provide online platforms where people can make money from their homes. Are you looking for another source of income or a business opportunity that can give you residual income?
Every morning, I roll out of bed about 6:30, take a shower, eat breakfast, read from the Word, and head to work. In my case, work is about five steps from the kitchen. I am among the estimated 20-30 million of Americans who work from home.
Some of us work at home full-time. Others do it part-time to supplement the family income. Some work for specific employers. Others work as freelancers. Still others operate their own home-based business.
Earn extra income by joining our streamlined partnership program using our platform to generate money for yourself by every opportunity given to you once we have your sincerity and honesty because this is all about transferring our company proceed on FOREX TRADE with your skills to any of our agency. It’s that simple!
To join this network you must have a computer connected to the Internet and once you read this e-mail letter, don't hesitate to get back immediately for further instruction with below details.
(i) Name
(ii) Address
(iii) Telephone & Fax
(iv) Valid copy of your identity
(v) Age
(vi) Occupation
This does not require any upfront money from you or anybody under your umbrella, your will be receiving money from us for the job well-done. If English is not the first language in your country, you’ll also need a translator to help you communicate with us and any of our agency as directed.
Yours
John Obi

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