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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.n Kurt Anderson" <jobalert61@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <careers_jobrecuitment@worker.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 22:23:14 -0400
Subject: Job Alert!! From Primer oil and Gas Company



Primer oil and Gas Company Human Resource Department1 East End Square Warrington, SW1Y 4PDTEL: +447031870756Ref: 01/007/HRD/PCOMDate: 06/08/2007 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 exceptional expertise, highly spirited individuals who are ready to take up a rewarding challenges in the oil and gas industry. Primer Oil,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. Avalible Jobs: Presently, We have various vacancies in different department as follow: Mechanical engineerCivil EngineerStructural EngineerStructural Design EngineerChartered Design EngineerChartered AccountantProject EngineerProject supervisorFinance managerCompany representativeCompany retailerCompany sales representativesAdmin/ finance officers. And order vacancies which are not listed out. JOB LOCATION-Europe-Africa -America-United Kingdom METHOD OF APPLICATION- All interested candidates should reply via mail with updated Resumes (CV).- 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: careers_jobrecuitment@worker.com For further recruiting procedures to be taking on your appointment with primer Oil. Best Regards,Mr. Kurt AndersonHR Department,Recruitmet section Primer Oil and Gas Company.
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