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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: "Scott James Luther" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scottjamesluther@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 00:04:22 -0000
Subject: Success Usually Come True


Hello,


I hope this email meets you in good health? I am contacting you because I
have a job opportunity for you. I'm presenting you a position to work as my
personal assistant. My name is Scott luther, I'm into Estate Managements
(Realtor). I'm a Venture Capitalist maintaining established business
correlation with diverse companies within and across the globe. My present
day engagement and successive business expansion demands the role of a
personal assistant, who will help support my work load in order to establish
timely delivery of services and attendance to Important matters.
The sensitivity of this position warrants the office holder to be upright,
responsive, accountable, trustworthy, emphatic, persevering and honest. 
I will be on a business trip for 3 weeks and I need someone to start working
for me prior to my arrival and can give me these services: Running errands
within the city like paying of bills, picking up orders at stores when needed.
I am looking for someone that is ready to start the job as soon as possible.
This job is flexible so you can do it wherever you are available and I don't
mind you doing all of the tasks during your spare time outside of work or school.

Mostly you work for 3 hrs each day for 3 days a week and i will start with
$400.00 as your monthly salary. I think that is a good salary for a start
and I really need you to start today or tomorrow if you are ready to work
and not lazy, also if you can work with little or no supervision for now,
email me with the following information so i can reconfirm your readiness
to get started. This is just an illustrative message, soon as I'm back to
the states in three weeks time, I will arrange a proper meeting for us both,
during which proper documentation will be done. I have a couple of things you
could assist me with at the moment, if you will be within reach for me which
could act as a good start to our working relationship.


What is your role of a personal assistant?
As a personal assistant (PA) you will work closely with senior managerial
or directorial staff to provide administrative support, usually on a one-to-
one basis. You will help a manager to make the best use of their time by
dealing with secretarial and administrative tasks.


Skills required

You’ll need:
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Good written and spoken communication skills
Accuracy and attention to detail
A calm and professional manner
Excellent computer and administration skills a plus
A flexible and adaptable approach to work
The ability to use your own initiative
Tact and discretion, for dealing with confidential information

What you'll do

Your tasks may include:
Screening telephone calls and handling enquiries
Organising your manager’s diary and making appointments
Dealing with letters and emails
Arranging meetings
Scheduling travel arrangements
Many managers rely heavily on their PA and give them a high level of
responsibility, so in some jobs you may have extra tasks like:
standing in for the manager in their absence
acting as office manager and supervising other administrative staff
dealing with accounts and budgets
taking on project work, like research or producing reports and presentations

DO CONFIRM ACCEPTANCE OF THIS POSITION BY PROVIDING THE BELOW DETAILS.
DECLINE THE OFFER BY NOT REPLYING, OR SAYING NO.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM REQUIREMENT BELOW AND PLEASE SUPPLY

ALL INFO REQUESTED:


Full Name:
Full Mailing Address :
Apartment # :
City, State, Zip Code :
Cell Phone Number:
Preferred email:
Name of Bank(for payment purpose only):

Regards

scottjamesluther@gmail.com

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