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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: "Store" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <freddiejohn65@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 17:00:21 +0200
Subject: JOB DESCRIPTION

Good day,

My name is John Fred and I own a company that sells Art Work and fabric materials in London,I am looking for a representative in the United States Of America And Canada who will be working for me as a part time worker and i will be willing to pay Ten Percent for every transaction,

JOB DESCRIPTION

*. Recieve Documents/Payments in form of Check, Money Order, Bank Draft,
*. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage
*. Forward balance after deduction of percentage to the company.



if you are interested in working get back with this details, Please get back to me with your Complete information:

Full name.......................................

Physical address(Not P.o.box).......................................

City...........................................

State.........................................

Zipcode......................................

Telephone number.......................................

Age........................................

Present Job........................................


Your provided information will be sent for the first internal screening and comparation of applicant's information. Please if you are interested in this position don't hesitate to get back to me at my contact email address.

If Interested Email: fredjohn218@yahoo.com

Regards,

John Fred
Uk Art Store

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