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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: "Mr A. Abdullah" <info@sociallearning101.com>
Reply-To: office4office1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2020 22:19:59 -0700
Subject: JOB OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.

Greetings,

We trust that you are staying safe with the COVID 19 Pandemic keeping everyone at home.
With US unemployment rates currently as high as 4.4% and the job market collapsing fast,
we have a work from home offer for you that can double your present income.,
It is my pleasure to reach out to you with the following offer of appointment.
Asai Sangyo Co. Limited, are currently seeking Reputable Company/Individual that
can act as liaison between us and our clients in America/Canada/Europe and Asia region,
Kindly get back to me if you are interested via my email for full job description.

Note: The job will only take few minutes of your time .
You can Earn Extra income while doing your normal Job/Business , You will earn $8000 Monthly and 10% commission .

Thank you .

Mr A. Abdullah
Email:office4office1@gmail.com


office4office1@gmail.com

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