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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Henry Rowsthorn" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dols8752@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 23:01:35 -0600
Subject: Re:Evaluation Recruit Member
Job Descriptions :
1. You will be assigned to visit the store. pretending to be an agent of the company dedicated to you.
2. Become normal potential customers who are looking for particular products or services.
3. And you will then complete the questionnaire on-line to share with us your customer's experience.
Requirements:
No experience needed like shopping.
We would instruct you on how to go about your assignment.
Job & Pay :
You will get $400 for each assignment.
Most of the time you will only need to spend 20 minutes on the visit
Please fill in the data and continue with the next step if you are willing :
1. Email :
2. Full Name :
2. Full Address :
4. Phones :
We will contact you immediately as your application has been received.
we will provide online information and what would you have done in your place.
Manager,
Dr. Henry Rowsthorn
Master Head Member Mystery
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