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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: William Whittington <dfarrar28@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cuongnguyn333@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 07:12:32 -0500
Subject: JOBS OFFER!!n



POSITION TITLE: PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
AVAILABILITY: Open
RESUME DATE: 9 / 24/ 2015
COMMISSION: $ 500 Per Weekly



Dear,



I am writing in response to your interest. My Name is William
Whittington, a Successful Entrepreneur, investor and a research
journalist .I travel a lot, within and outside the US working on
various independent projects, this is why I need an PERSONAL
ASSISTANCE to keep up with all of my activities especially when I
travel abroad.


Note: That you are being hired only on a personal level. All
correspondences would be made and promptly reported to me personally.
The position is part time and home-based meaning you can work most
from your home as long as you have a regular internet access. You're
also hired on a trial basis for now until we are able to see how well
we fit in, this however does not affect your weekly wage. Most of your
activities will be carried out locally and most official packages will
be delivered via posts. You will be actively involved in my personal,
business and financial life. In summary, your activities as my
assistant amongst other things will include;


* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me
up to date with them as they come up;
* Carrying out specific projects and research;
* Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
* Handling and monitoring financial activities.
* Processing and taking charge of weekly payments and purchases.
* General clerical activities.


Your Basic wage is $500 a week. Any extra personal expenses
(transport,gas,etc) incurred by you while on an errand or otherwise
will also be reimbursed by me at the end of each working Month.This
position is very flexible and it is difficult judging the exact number
of hours you will be doing,just bear it in mind that there will be
busier weeks than others with a steady pay. Working with me is
basically about instructions and following them . There is also a very
sensitive issue on trust, dedication and accountability which I
believe will resolve itself as time goes on.This is only an
introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a
proper meeting to get things started officially. I am currently in
Japan , for business .However, I do have a number of work you can get
done, prior to my arrival.Due to the excessive number of responses to
my Ad, do provide the following details about yourself for my personal
record update and to filter applicants;


Your Full Name:
Street Address: ( Not PO . BOX )
Apartment Number: ( IF ANY )
City: State:
Zip Code
Country: united state
Cell/Home phone number:
Age:
Present working Status:
E-mail Address:


I hope you're available for me immediately before I arrive, it
certainly can act as a stable foundation to our impending working
relationship.


Your response would be highly appreciated.


Sincerely,

William Whittington
CST Concepts-Communication




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