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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: CHVROLET UK <test@newttl.cn>
Reply-To: <chevrolet_jobs@itbox.ro>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 00:16:32 +0530
Subject: APPLY FOR JOB IN UK

REF: CHEV/UK/091LT67/KLCRZ/VOL14. Dear Employee, E-mail your CV TO (chevrolet_jobs@itbox.ro) Chevrolet Automobiles Bedfordshire United Kingdom Recruitment team is hereby looking for workers from your location to occupy these vacant positions. Below you will find the current positions where expatriates are needed in our Company. Positions: (1) Mechanics (2) Company cleaners (3) Company Security (4) Office Cleaner (5) Cook. (6) Drivers (7) Store manager (8) Sales Executive (9)Strong room Keeper (10)Branch Manager (11)Finance analyst (12)Projectister (13)Auto control master (14) Marketing manager The company needs 400 workers to sum up the already registered one as many workers will be leaving the company because of the expiration of their contract with the company by the end of this year. WORKING HOUR =8HOURS VISA TYPE: 5 YEARS WORKING PERMIT CONTRACT: 5 YEARS DEPENDS ON EMPLOYEE JOB SITE:GRIFFIN OSBORNE INDUSTRIAL SITE LUTON BEDFORDSHIRE LUI 3YT FLIGHT TICKET TO UNITED KINGDOM IS SPONSORED BY THE COMPANY. And other related disciplines. CONDITIONS/SALARY INDICATION: (A) POUNDS,4,000.00 - 6,000.00 (monthly) depending on qualifications and experiences of employees -negotiable. Do you have a dream working in UNITED KINGDOM? E-mail your CV TO (chevrolet_jobs@itbox.ro) for more details you may wish to call undersigned for urgent response! Thanks & Regards (CHEVROLET AUTOMOBILES UNITED KINGDOM) GRIFFIN OSBORNE INDUSTRIAL SITE LUTON BEDFORDSHIRE LUI 3YT Contact Person: DR TONY HIGGINS Telephone: +44 8719748653 Fax: + 48 78 012 096 2013 CHEVROLET AUTOMOBILES. All Rights Reserved. - EUROPE PRODUCER OF AUTOMOBILES/ DISTRIBUTOR| FILL IN THE APPLICATION FORM CAREFULLY APPLICANT FORMANSWER QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Last Name. First M.I Date Street Address. Apartment/Unit # Country. State ZIP Code Contact No: E-mail Address Date of Birth. Sex Desired Salary NIL Position Applied for. Do you have international passport? YES 0 NO 0 Do you speak English fluently? YES YES0 NO 0Have you worked with company before? YES 0 NO 0 If yes, when? Job experience Candidate. Year Months EDUCATION High School Address From To Did you graduate? YES 0YES NO 0 Degree College Address From Did you graduate? YES 0YES NO 0 Degree Other MBA Address From 2009 To 2011 Did you graduate? YES0YES NO 0 Degree MBA PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT Company Phone:- Address Supervisor Job Title Starting Salary Ending Salary Signature Date

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