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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- shellrecruit@engineer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Shell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <careersystems@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:35:00 +0100
Subject: Shell Global Recruitment
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL COMPANY (SHELL)
JOB VACANCIES
Shell Global Recruitment
SEND YOUR CV TO: shellrecruit@engineer.com
Royal Dutch Shell Company has immediate employment opportunities
globally. Shell intends to invite experienced individuals/expatriates
capable of rendering expertise services in the following fields.
Accounting
Administrative
Business Development
Business Strategy
Chemistry
Engineering
Finance
Geology/Geophysics
Health, Environment and Safety
Human Resources
Information Technology
Legal
Maintenance
Manufacturing
Maritime Operations
Policy, Government and Public Affairs
Procurement
Project Management
Refining Operations
Sales and Marketing
Supply and Trading
Transportation
. A very attractive net salary paid in US Dollars with annual salary review.
APPLY:
Interested candidates are to send resume by email to
shellrecruit@engineer.com. Within 48 hours, you'll receive
confirmation that we have received your completed application. We'll
let you know if you will be invited to an interview within two weeks.
Regards,
Jimmy Cooper
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