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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: "David Moore" <davidmoore@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: davidmoreceo@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 03:06:01 -0500
Subject: Attention Needed Urgently

Good day,

I require the services of a Personal Assistant as soon as possible.
Interested Applicant must have Good planning, communication and
organization skills. Applicant must be honest, reliable & dependable.
Note- Applicant can be in any location to fill in to this position also If
you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra
while you do something else on the side. I really need to find the perfect
person for this job and I am confident you can take up the challenges. On
the long run, we should have a relatively sound working relationship
between us.
Special skills are not required for this opening. However, in order to
apply for this job you must ensure you have access to your e-mail at least
twice daily and must read and respond to our notifications within 24
hours.
We have clients we supply weekly in the states.Our clients make payments
for our supplies every week by cash and check which are not readily cash
able outside of the Puerto Rico, USA or Canada; so we need a
representative to assist us in processing the payments. This will enable
our cash to flow more quickly and therefore would not tie down our
capital.You are to receive cash payments,cash it and refund back to the
company,salaray very attractive,10% in every check cashed.
If you would like to be considered for assignments, please fill out the
Application.

Full Names:
Address Line 1:
Address Line 2:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Age:
Present Job:
Home Phone Number:
Cell / Mobile Phone Number:
Please reply immediately for further details via email below,

Email: davidmoreceo@gmail.com

Regards,
David More




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