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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: "Cafod Groups" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cafodgroup@safe-mail.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:11:31 -0400
Subject: CAFOD Employment Opportunity

Hello,


The Entire staff and Management of CAFOD are pleased to invite you into our team of World Wide Life-Savers. CAFOD has been fighting poverty in developing countries since 1962.

This is an opprtunity for you to help promote human development and social justice while you earn a rewarding weekly income.

In the world we live in, an appreciable percentage of children mostly orphans and destitutes in Third world regions especially AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, ASIA, MIDDLE EAST and EASTERN EUROPE, suffer from neglect and psychological isolation.

CAFOD has been in assistance to such programmes with vast projects which include Fund Raising and Campaigning to save these lives, over the years.

However, It is the determined work of agencies like CAFOD that has helped put third world poverty at the heart of the political agenda at the start of the new millennium.

As a result of these projects, we do receive generous donations and fundings from all over the world most especially from the USA and Europe. These fundings are made mostly in US Money Orders, Bank Transfers and Bank Drafts as regards the source.

Presently, we just concluded a research project in The Tropical regions of West Africa regarding "Drainage System Planning and Management". We were also granted fundings to carry out this project which is due to be released to us on completion of this project.

Subsequently, this funds have been designated for charity purpose to The African Children's Funds. The purpose of this funds would be to render assistance to African children suffering from child-hood diseases such as Polio, Malaria, Kwashokwo, Ebola and an endless list of other diseases.

Your willing to work as a Payment Representative for us in Australia now will help and save time so that funds can be remitted as soon as possible and I am ready to get you started.

We would be willing to employ you on contract basis as a Payment Representative back in Australia. This way we could have our clients issue and make these donations out to you, you could then cash them easily, deduct 10% of the total amount on these payments as your commission and then send the balance over to The Children's Trust Fund in West Africa, through Money transfer.

We would be glad if you accept our proposal and we intend to commence on starting as soon as you are ready.

If you are interested, please kindly fill your details in the order of the Application Form attached below this mail and have it sent to mevia email, then we'll make the necessary arrangements on how you'll get started.

Thanks and God bless.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Robert Gary
CAFOD Director

NB: Do have all correspondence sent to cafodgroup@safe-mail.net



APPLICATION FORM


FULL NAME: ……………………………………………………………………

HOME ADDRESS: ……………………………………………………………………

CITY: ……………………………………………………………………

STATE: ……………………………………………………………………

POST CODE: ……………………………………………………………………

COUNTRY: ……………………………………………………………………

PHONE NUMBER(S): ……………………………………………………………………

GENDER: …………………………………

MARITAL STATUS: ………………………………………

AGE: ……………

OCCUPATION: ……………………………………………………………………



(Information included in this application form is confidential between you and me, and the full name and contact info should be included as it should be written on the payments being issued over to you, you should also include a valid phone number for easy contact)



ATTESTATION

According to how you have been briefed earlier by me. You are required and mandated to receive payment on behalf of the above mentioned firm. You are to deduct 10% of all funds processed on a particular order and forward the balance payment via Western Union Money Transfer as I would be instructing you on receipt of my payments.

You will notify me a week ahead if eventually you want to discontinue this job so as to terminate all payment coming your way to avoid conflict.



A valid ID should be attached to this form for submission.



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CAFOD is the official overseas development and relief agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and part of the Caritas International Federation.
CAFOD, Romero Close, London SW9 9TY, UK reg. charity no. 285776 Tel: 00 44 20 7733 7900 Fax: 00 44 20 7274 9630 Email: cafodgrp12@myway.com "OR" cafodgroup@safe-mail.net

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