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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: Premier Service Inc. <anna@uptop.cn>
Reply-To: <serveforassist@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 12:41:14 -0500
Subject: Re: Mystery Shopping Offer

ABOUT US:

At Premier Service, we offer our Mystery Shopping Assignments to the most thorough mystery shopping suppliers. We want all mystery shoppers to take complete pride in their work, writing intelligent surveys that are clear, honest and observant. We pay all mystery shopping suppliers competitive rates in a timely fashion. We do our best to offer as much guidance as possible, to help clarify our clients' assignments and requirements. We thrive on feedback. Our mystery shopping surveys are constantly evolving, in attempt to make them as intuitive as possible.

We are the premier provider of competitive intelligence, market research, and mystery shopping services to the financial industry. We gather accurate and timely competitive product information, branch experience measurements, and consumer opinions. We deliver powerful market information, insightful analysis, and targeted recommendations.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Secret shopping services are to be carried out in your location and we would like you to become our mystery shopper. Salary/Wage:- $300 per survey assignment.

Your employment packet includes businesses/stores evaluation (Macy-Stores, Banks, Wal-Mart, CVS, McDonald's, BestBuys and many more). Assignment instructions will be sent to you via email after you must have receive the payment for the Survey assignment.

Payment for the assignment/wages would be sent to you by Certified Check. No experience required and no upfront payment needed from you (Application is Free).

If you would like to be considered for this survey assignment, please fill out the application below if you are interested.

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Regards,
Joseph Welsh

本邮件载有秘密信息，请您恪守保密义务。未经许可不得披露、使用或允许他人使用。谢谢合作。
This email contains confidential information. Recipient is obliged to keep the information confidential. Any unauthorized disclosure, use, or distribution of the information in this email is strictly prohibited. Thank you.

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