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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: "Larry Fitzgerald" <ll.fitzgerald0000@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 13:27:15 +0200
Subject: Classified Ads

Hello Sir/Ma'am,
I'd like to place a CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT in your newspaper and
i'll want the AD Appear both onprint and online, go through my AD text
below:
=========== ADS TEXT
============
Powermatic Associates, INC....Full-time & Part-time/Accounting Managers &
Sales Representatives. Requirements - Should be computer Literate,Full
charge bookkeeping experience. Reception and basic accounting knowledge
needed.Need a team-player, multi-tasker and a self-starter who can begin
any position without feeling stressed.Need someone who can work in a fast
paced environment, bring financials current and keep financials current.
For more Details email at ll.fitzgerald0000@gmail.com
===============================
Powermatic Associates, INC
1057 Serpentine Lane
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Phone: (424) 218-9016

Kindly get back to me with the quote of the Advert for 6 weeks,and
also how do you run your adverts?i will happily like to pay via
credit card,i will email you the whole credit card details to charge
for the quote of our advert.

Copyright 2014 LCS
Kind Regard.
Larry Fitzgerald

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