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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: "Alton & Co" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <altonco2010@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 14:52:37 -0700
Subject: JOB OFFER KINDLY WORK FOR US...

Dear,
 
My name is tuned lemo; I am the Personnel Managerof Alton & Co.We are looking fora reliable professional across the United States and United Kingdom. Alton & Co. isa fabric and textile supplierin United Kingdom and we are currently expanding our operations in the United States. But because of various banking and legal restrictions, we are unable to open commercial bank accounts in every states. As such, Alton & Co. is recruiting workers to conduct simple banking transactionson our behalf. The process is simple. If you are interested in working with us kindly get back to me immediately with the following informations so that we can make our verifications and start working for us as our agent in your country
 
YOUR FULL NAME-------
AGE---------------
OCCUPATION------
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER -------
COUNTRY--------
STATE---------
SEX-------------
CONTACT ADDRESS ------------
DEFINITION:
 
Perform responsible accounting clerical work involving the maintenance of financial or statistical records for the company's accounting system.
Then kindly get back to us immediately on the following
Email address, altonco2010@gmail.com  alton_co@accountant.com
Phone number-+234 8183988512 - +234 8183988304
 
KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of bookkeeping principles and practices. Knowledge ofspreadsheets and on-line accounting systems. Knowledge of accounting forms and procedures of the institutions. Skill in operating office equipment. Ability to follow oral and written instructions and apply institutional and other policies accurately. Ability to perform arithmetic computations. Ability to gather and display data in appropriate format and keep accurate records. Ability to exercise functional supervision over employees. Ability to communicate effectively with staff and the public.
 

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