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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: Flegon Energy Resource Corp <flegonenergyrc@att.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:45:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Staff Recruitment Department Flegon Energy Resource Corp.



 Staff Recruitment Department Flegon Energy Resource Corp.
903 Bank Court, Bh3 4FN,
Bolton, United Kingdom
alanbrandandco@consultant.com
Telephone Number: +447024094776




Dear Applicant,


Flegon Energy Resource Corp. is an Oil and Gas exploration and production
company with interests in Qatar,Saudi Arabia, London, South Africa,Bakasi
Pennusilar


Flegon Energy Resource Corp. is interested in talented individuals who excel in
their area of expertise, make superior business contributions,
demonstrate strong leadership and team behavior, take personal development and
improvement seriously, and conduct business with integrity at all times to come
and work with our newly Established Branch in Usa, South Africa, London and
Bakasi where we just received approval of operation.


We have vacancies in the following areas:


a) Petroleum Engineering
b) Drilling Services
c) Civil Engineering
d) Computer Engineering
e) Architecture
f) Marine Engineering
g) Mechanical Engineering
h) Electrical Engineering
i) Electronics-Telecommunication Engineering
j) Surveyors
k) Aerospace Engineering
L) financial experts
M) Project Managers
N) Site Engineers
O) Administrators
P) Accountants
q) Lawyers
r) Auditors
s) Marketers
t) Machine Operators
u)Receptionists
v)Software/web Developers
w)Secretarial/Sales Executives
x) Health workers i.e medical doctors and nurses(to take care of the
health needs of our Staff.)


We also have vacancies in various departments for non-degree holders.


Those without University degrees can also apply for employment especially as
clerks.


Email your updated CV to: alanbrandandco@consultant.com


Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted through our
official email address and the Vacancies are only Available at our Newly
Established Branch/Subsidy.


Regards
Frank Buckler
(Head of Operations)

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