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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: HR Department <winfo@primus.ca>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:33:33 -0400
Subject: JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN BP!!!


 

 

 

 

British Petroleum (BP) PLC
Human Resource Department
1 St James's
Square
London, SW1Y 4PD
TEL:+447031860752
Ref: 01/006/HRD/BPPLC
Date: 25th/09/2006


              JOB ALERT! 

Could you be the right person for this job offer? What if our judgement
was wrong? You might want to try your hands on it but unfortunately we
are only looking for professionals with expectional expertise, highly
spirited individuals who are ready to take up a rewarding challenges in
the oil and gas industry.

BP,a well established and reputable oil/gas company
with rapidly growing wide network of outlets around the world, seeks to
attract resourceful individuals craving for a refreshing opportunity
yet characteristically possesses the skill and uprightness to
excellently deliver amidst limited assistance.

 JOB LOCATIONS
- South-Africa
- Europe
- U.S.A

METHOD OF APPLICATION
- All interested candidates should reply via email with updated
  Resumes (CV).
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Interested applicants must specify job location.
- Only applicants who possess the required qualifications will be
  short-listed whence consequently contacted.

All Resumes should be fowarded to:
infocenter@consultant.com

HR Department
Recruitment Section
London(UK)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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