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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Laurence Remis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lceremis@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:16:54 -0500
Subject: YOUR EFFORT IS URGENTLY NEEDED

Good Day,
 
My Name is Laurence Remis, Married with 2 Wonderful children. I am a freelance oil and gas engineer and I also have a lot of investments and businesses of my own particularly in the real estate market and as a private lender. I'm also a Certified Payroll Specialist working for a number of companies within and outside United State as a private eye / analyst in their payroll activities. I travel very frequently trying to expand my business and sometimes there is a work overload for me, this is the more reason I'm looking to find someone back home who is efficient,self-motivated, organized, a good communicator with an ability to multi-task under pressure and who can help me keep up to date with all of my activities amidst my ever busy schedule.
 
I am in need of a personal/Admin assistant that can handle my official and personal needs when I am not around. I'm looking for someone that can be trusted,reliable, efficient, self motivated, organized, a good communicator,and IT literate.
 
It is important for you to note that you are being hired by me personally not by my family or any other businesses that I represent,although most of your duties will be related to these businesses, I will be personally responsible for your wage and all correspondences, findings and queries would be made and promptly reported to me personally no matter the circumstance. The position is part-time you will need to set up a home-office if you don't have one; we will discuss the costs of setting this up as we move along. Most importantly, you need to have Internet and telephone access.
 
Your activities as among other things will include;
 
* Invoicing, managing accounts receivable and/or customer account collections;
* Purchasing needs;
* Handling and monitoring financial activities;
* Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence;
* Running personal errands, supervisions and monitoring;
* Organizing and maintaining diaries, memos and making appointments;
* Dealing with incoming email, faxes and post;
* A personal reminder for Schedules, programs, flights and keeping me up to date with them as they come up;
* General clerical activities.
 
Your Wage is $400 a week after tax, pay will always be regular, and 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 week.
 
 
I am presently in a summit in Baulkham Hills, NSW, 2153 Australia and after that i will attend my son's graduation in France,but i should probably be back to United state in twelve weeks time( Three Months).In the mean time we will begin unofficially and on trial pending my arrival because I have a number of important things you could begin work on immediately.You shall help with buying and mailings of some basic children needs to some foster home at specific locations. Action Aid International I do this Quarterly every Four month's and will want you to handle that for me.You shall be sent funds to purchase all these items and also be paid for the trial week. Your wage remains intact even during this trial period. I hope you can be available immediately .we will arrange a meeting and set up a proper interview as soon as I return to the country.
 
I will require the following details about you to filter applicants and for a personal record update;
 
Full Name, Physical/Residential contact address, Apt #, Zip Code, Cell number, Home number, Current Occupation and Available hours.
 
Hope to hear from you soon.
 
 
Thank you!
Laurence Remis
ADCFuel Engineering & Construction Ltd.
Tel: +61 247 860 202  Australia

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