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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: "Mrs. Gail Walker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gail.hr.dept@consultant.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 06:12:18 -1200
Subject: JOB VACANCY NOTIFICATION

Chevron Oil & Gas Company UK
Department of Human Resources
No. 1 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf
London, E14 4HA
www.chevron.com

JOB VACANCY NOTIFICATION
This is to inform you that we have many job opportunities in Chevron Oil & Gas Company United Kingdom; the management has decided to fill up all the positions with foreign international reputable and experienced applicants. Chevron values integrity, trust, diversity and ingenuity as a company and in our employees. In the United Kingdom, Chevron hires full-time employees with education and experience in one or more of the following areas:

* Earth science (geology, geophysics, drilling)
* Engineering (petroleum, completion, drilling, facilities, process, reliability)
* Operations and maintenance
* Human resources
* Finance and accounting
* Health, environment and safety
* Sales and marketing
* Process apprentices (Pembroke Refinery)

If you are interested kindly Contact and send your CV/Resume to Daniel Traylor the Recruiting Coordinator, Human Resources Chevron Oil and Gas company UK.

Contact Information.
Contact person: Daniel Traylor
Tel: (+44)703-592-8060
Email:gail.hr.dept@consultant.com

We are looking forward to your response.

Best Regards
Mrs. Gail Walker
HR Manager Recruiting Specialist
Chevron Oil and Gas Company UK

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