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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: "Acelor Mittal Ltd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <arceloronlinejobcentre@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:47:22 -0700
Subject: Arcelor Job Proposal !!!

Arcelor Mittal Ltd
Berkeley Square House
London W1J 6DA, England
Email: arceloronlinejobcentre@gmail.com
Tel: +44 (0) 7024048472, +44 (0) 7024048479
Fax: +44 (0) 8715037689
 
INTRODUCTION:
This email is serving as an invitation to work with the above named company. We are pleased to inform you that we have offered you a part time job position in our Satellite Representative Department as our Regional Manager in your area, following our job search procedure; you were short listed in the initial email listing in our job search directory.
 
ABOUT US:
Arcelor Mittal is a worldwide company of over 320,000 employees with production facilities and sales operation in more than 60 Countries across the continents. Due to the increase in the demand of our products worldwide, we have developed a Multi Level Online Marketing Network to meet this demand by introducing Regional Branches. As a truly global company, Arcelor Mittal is keen to have access to talents all over the globe. This is why we have developed a Single Online Recruitment Platform to fit in these Regional Branches.
 
Over the years we have accumulated invaluable experience in our business. Arcelor Mittal has led the consolidation of the world steel industry and today ranks as the only truly global steel maker. We are proud to say that we are leader in all major global markets, including automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging. At Arcelor Mittal, we believe that quality comes through dynamic teamwork. We are committed to building and nurturing a positive, challenging environment that supports dignity and respect, growth and development. If you are looking for a dynamic, professional company, which recognizes that the key to success is through the training and development of its staff, look no further.
 
OUR PROPOSAL:
We need self-starters with excellent skills who are looking for long-term\part-time career development to be our Regional Manager and will be working as a medium of reach between our fast growing customers in their area of locality. This offer is as a result of the fact that international transactions take longer time to clear than local transactions; hence you will be taking care of all transactions in your locality. We will provide you with the material and chance to succeed. It is your responsibility to make the most of the opportunity.
 
YOUR SALARY/JOB DISCRIPTION:
The job requires a flexible schedule shift that would not affect your present state of work. Your salary is based on commission of 10% of every transaction you perform on our behalf for the first Week and there after you will be entitled to a full salary of $400 per week which is $1,600 per Month with some allowances that will be made known to you later base on your ability to handle the job perfectly. These customers would be making payments for outstanding invoices on behalf of the company. All transactions would be made to the company via Western Union Money Transfer, Money Gram or wire transfer (depending the amount involved in each transaction). Does it sound like your dream job? It certainly is for over 10,000 individuals making over $2,000 every week through our network.
 
If you are interested in this position kindly provide the details below:
 
Full Name: ________________
Street address: ________________
City: ________________
State: ________________
Zip code: ________________
Country: ________________
Age: ________________
Gender: _______________
Phone #: ________________
Occupation: ________________
Job Experience (If any): ________________
 
PLEASE NOTE:
Help us fight fraud. We employ you to forward any proposal in resemblance to this proposal to us so that we will take proper action against it, also disregard any email asking you to provide your Credit Card details and your ss# and finally note that this transaction is risk free and legal under the reserved bank operation act 2005. All information given by you will be treated confidentially and used only for the purpose of your employment. This is in accordance with the US Data Protection Act 1998.
 
Best regards,
Miss Karen Logan,
Employee Representative.

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