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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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Fraud email example:

From: "EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES AT CEMEX" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <luishernndez547@yahoo.com.ph>, humpherysmith99smith@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:17:49 +0530
Subject: EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES AT CEMEX.!!!s

EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES AT CEMEX
CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. We produce, distribute, and sell cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and related building materials in more than 50 countries, and we maintain trade relationships in approximately 102 nations.
CEMEX is one of the five largest multinational producers of cement. Its eight cement plants, 102 ready-mix facilities, and 23 land and marine terminals serve the central, Cataluña, Aragón, and Levante regions, as well as the Baleares Islands(SPAIN).Our geographic diversification, extensive distribution channels, and ability to shift production to meet demand allow us to cope with regional downturns in demand more effectively than our competitors.
We seek to employ talented individuals that can work and succeed in challenges within both national and international operations across the multitude of business functions. Understanding the breadth of these functional areas and the geographic locations of our operations is a useful step in identifying our relevance to you and your aspirations.
We require the services of qualified and competent candidate to fill the following Vacancies:
Engineers (Instrumentation, Mechanical, Electrical)
Production Manager
Logistics Manager
Accountants
Head of Marketing
Interested applicants should forward the Resume (C.V) to the Human Resources Manager (Email: luishernndez547@yahoo.com.ph or humpherysmith@hotmail.com)
Candidates with experience in Cement producing company will be an added advantage.
Application Deadline 10th July 2012.
Mr.Luis Hernández

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