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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 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.
  • info.mettrogroups@canada.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "C.A Brown" <info.mettrogroups@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:29:40 +0000
Subject: The Canadian Career Agency


The Canadian Career Agency
Metropolitan Groups Of Company.
1050 Sherbrooke Street West,
Montreal,
Quebec H3A 2R6,
Canada

Email: info.mettrogroups@canada.com

Hello,

Through the Canadian Career Agency CCA that is holding (Workers Recruitment
Program), The Board of Director / Management of Metropolitan Groups Of
Company (Canada) is using this Media to announce to public that we have some
offers in our various companies in Canada.

If you're Teacher, Computer Based / IT Personel Or Medical Practitioners,
You can join / or be part of our team to work and live (with family) in the
Canada.

Please note that we value our employees as our most essential resource. If
you wish to make an application to join our professional team at
Metropolitan Groups Of Company (Canada)

We invite you to contact us back with your information's. IE: (CV) in micro
word. When submitting your application Letter, be as specific as possible
about which positions are of interest to you.

The Metropolitan Groups Of Company(Canada) management will take care of your
accommodations & flight ticket.

Job offers Listed below:


Teachers :.1. INSTRUCTORS /ENGLISH / MATHEMATICS/ SCIENCES / ARTS/
COMMERCIALS / PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION / TECHNICAL'S/ PORTERS /
RECEPTIONIST / DATA CLERKS / LIBRARIAN / STOCK KEEPERS / SECURITY / DRIVER /
STEWARDS & COOKS/ GARDENER AND MAIDS.

2. SURGEONS / DOCTORS / OPTICIANS / DENTIST / PHYSICIANS / PHYSIOTHERAPIST /
DRUG DISPENSER/ PHARMACIST / NURSES / GYNECOLOGIST/
BIOCHEMISTRY/DIETICIANS/MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY /PSYCHOLOGISTS /EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND PARAMEDICS / CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS AND
TECHNICIANS / COUNSELORS / MATRONS /ACCOUNTING OFFICERS/ DRIVER / SECURITIES
/AND MAIDS & CLEANERS e.t.c.

3. COMPUTER LITERATE /ACCOUNTING CLERK/ SOFTWARE ENGINEER / HARDWARE
ENGINEER / PROGRAMMER / TECHNICIAN /MARKETING OFFICERS/ADMIN ENGINEER/
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR / STOCK KEEPERS / SECURITY / DRIVER AND SALES.


Best Regards
Regards,
Mrs. Charlotte Brown.
Email: info.mettrogroups@canada.com

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