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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.

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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31626685611 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • recruitment@archaeologist.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: yvvon malwan <yv_vonnen@live.nl>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:52:16 +0100
Subject: JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH AMC MEDICAL CENTRE


JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH AMC MEDICAL CENTRE
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Meibergdreef 9
Postbus 22660
1100 DD Amsterdam
www.amc.uva.nl
TEL: +31626685611

Dearest,

All applicants are required to visit the following URL for the job openings available at AMC Medical Centre are: Doctors, Nurse, Secretary, Stewards Paramedic Drivers and cleaners. Once you have visited the URL and found the job vacancy that is appropriate and matches your skills, you are then required to forward your CV with the name of the job position you are interested in as the subject of the mail.

All applicants are to possess all of the following:

(1) Must be fluent in English language

(2) Should possess at least a diploma in any of the stated fields or Must have obtained adequate tutorials on the above said in any institution or center of training.

(3) Must be computer literate

(4) Must have at least six (6) months experience in the above said profession or that which is related to the profession.

BENEFITS

All applicants that have qualified or viewed successful to take up the job based on the scrutiny of their Curriculum Vitae would enjoy and share in the following benefits:

(1) He/She would be paid an attractive salary ranging from USD $11,500.00 (Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars only) monthly/take-home (After tax), with US $700.00 (Seven Hundred Dollars) Weekly for pocket allowance in Euros after tax deductions depending on his/her qualifications.

(2) The job offered would be a family status one and as such would be entitled and privileged to come with his/her family.

(3) Free medical care.

(4) Educational assistance based on family status employment


PROCEDURES

All interested applicants are to ONLY forward their Curriculum Vitae to Recruitment Agency for scrutiny with bonafide references in word format attached with the following contact details:

Name: Mr. Jon Hans
Designation: Head of Recruitment Services Agency.
Tel: + 31626685611
E-mail: recruitment@archaeologist.com


Note that all applicants are to give a period of few days as our consultant, Recruitment Agency or the Human Resources Department would get back to them in regards to the status of their application. Wishing you success on your application,

Mrs. Yvonne Van Der Malwijk
Manager,
Human Resources Department
AMC Medical Centre
The Netherlands

c/o: Mr. Jon Hans
Head of Recruitment Services
Tel: ++ 31626685611
E-mail: recruitment@archaeologist.com

NOTICE FOR ALL APPLICANTS: DO NOT FORWARD YOUR CV TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AS IT WOULD NOT BE SCREENED. YOU ARE TO FORWARD YOUR CV TO RECRUITMENT AGENCY, OUR CONSULTANT, FOR SCREENING PURPOSES AND AWAIT OUR RESPONSES IN REGARDS TO YOUR APPLICATION.




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