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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@parttj.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williamlawsonus2000@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 19:19:31 +0100
Subject: Work part time

My name is William Lawson, i will be your representative for a part time job offer.

I got your email through UK Emails Online database for a dvertisemennt for Mystery Shopping Providers Association.


I am here to announce to you of a vacancy for the position of a mystery shopper


As you shop in designated stores, you will be earning up to GBP450 to GBP550 weekly in our company, your response will be welcomed if you are interested in this offer.

with just working less than 4-6 hours on a weekly basis.

I will appreciate your prompt reply to this email with the requested informations below so work can beign.

FULL NAME:

CONTACT ADDRESS:

POST CODE:

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

MOBILE NUMBER:

AGE:

OCCUPATION:

BANK NAME, SORT CODE, ACCOUNT NO, ACCOUNT NAME ( FOR PAYMENTS)



Sincerely,

William Lawson

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