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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: "HALLIBURTON OIL AND GAS COMPANY (MALAYSIA)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jobathalliburton@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:32:12 +0100
Subject: JOB @ HALLIBURTON

HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT
HALLIBURTON OIL AND GAS (MALAYSIA)
11th Floor, Menara Tan & Tan
207, Jalan Tun Razak
50400 Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA
Tel: +60 10290 2643 Fax +603 2033 4506

ATTN: APPLICANT

INTERNATIONAL EXPATRIATE OFFICIAL JOB ONLINE INTERVIEW
Your name has been shortlisted/Chosen among the Lucky

expatriates who submitted the CV to the MALAYSIA ONLINE JOB

,before we will issue you the Success Letter and the

Contract Document You have to fill the following
informations and send it back to us Via-Email:

Full Names
City:
State:
Country:
Zip code:
Sex:
Phone:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
Copy Of CV/RESUME

Get back to me as soon as possible with ur resume@: jobathalliburton@googlemail.com

Bar. Najib Mohamed

Head of Recruitment Service
HALLIBURTON OIL AND GAS (MALAYSIA)


NB: HALLIBURTON WILL MAKE IT CLEAR AT THIS STAGE THAT WE ARE NOT NOT GOING TO BE INITIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CHARGES RELATING TO YOUR VISA AND PERMIT DOCUMENTS DUE TO PAST EXPERIENCE WHEREBY
LISTED AND ACCEPTED CANDIDATES FAIL TO TURN UP TO TAKE UP JOB CITING FAMILY OR DOMESTIC AND OTHER GENERAL PROBLEMS AS THEIR REASONS, AND THIS IS AFTER THE COMPANY WOULD HAVE PAID OUT AND SECURED THEIR VISAS AND PERMIT DOCUMENTS. THIS HAS MADE THE COMPANY LOOSE A LOT OF MONEY FOR NOTHING.

ALL LISTED CANDIDATES ARE LIABLE TO PROCURE THEIR TRAVEL VISA AND PERMITS AND WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE REIMBURSED IMMEDIATELY ON ARRIVAL IN MALAYSIA TO TAKE UP JOB.

BEAR WITH US BUT SEE THROUGH OUR PAST EXPERIENCE AND SHOW SOME COMMITMENT.PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU CANNOT MEET UP THE REQUIREMENT TO AVOID WASTING OUR TIME AND YOURS.

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