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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- 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.
- jobathalliburton@googlemail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "HALLIBURTON OIL AND GAS COMPANY (MALAYSIA)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jobathalliburton@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:03:52 +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)
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