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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: "JSOL Company" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jobs@jsol-foundation.wc.lt>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 13:46:38 +0100
Subject: EXTRA INCOME OPPORTUNITY

Dear Job Seeker

I am Matthew Rodriguez, personnel manager of JSOL company which is actually a construction/building firm in the United Kingdom. Our company seeks dedicated and efficient people to work as a representative in the States, so as to act as a channel between our customers in the States and our company since we do not have a branch of our company in the States presently.

The job is a flexible one and does not require any educational qualification to apply and it does not affect or disrupt your present job or daily activities as your title will be customer support specialist if you accept this employment offer.

In the role of a representative, you will be expected to carry out the duties and responsibilities such as
-Keeping records of payment made by our customers
-Performing wire transfers for the company
-Act as a channel between the company and her customers in the region

We are offering you a base salary of $7,000 monthly which will be a tax-free

Note that this is not a lottery and no fees will be required from you. If you are interested in working with us in this regard, contact the personnel manager at jobs@jsol-foundation.wc.lt

Note very well that your reply must be sent to the personnel manager who is in charge of recruitment at
jobs@jsol-foundation.wc.lt

Regards,
Matthew Rodriguez.
(personnel Manager, JSOL Company)

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