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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: "TITANIUM INDUSTRIES INC." <job@titanium.com>
Reply-To: job.titanium.usa@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:50:50 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Employment Opportunity for the year 2010 Quarter !!!




Hello

TITANIUM INDUSTRIES INC. is making available employment opportunities for
individuals to benefit from our International Business by aiding us bridge
the financial gap between us and our customers in UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. We offer the PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION position to who are
interested in the job, this job is a part time job and you can work from
home.

Salary: $750 each working weekly
Position: PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION TO OUR CLIENTS IN UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
Experience: None - We will guide you through!
Requirements: Positive Attitude, Honesty and Integrity.


You choose your hours! Be informed that our business is totally legal and
we are only interested in employing honest and well meaning people.Submit
your details via e-mail to

Recruitment Officer :

REQUIREMENTS:

First name.......
Middle name......
Last name.........
Address (No P.O Box)....
City....
State....
Zip/Postal code......
Nationality.....
Useful Home/Cell phone...
Useful e-mail address...


A swift acknowledgment of the receipt of this email will be appreciated.
Thanks For Your Total Interest in this job position,


TITANIUM INDUSTRIES, INC.
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
18 Green Pond Road
Rockaway NJ USA 07866
Staffing and Recruiting Dept,
Regional Manager,
JAMES COLE

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