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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: "recruit@wintershall.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bernardschmidt@accountant.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 07:44:40 -0400
Subject: RE: Job Offer

WINTERSHALL PETROLEUM PLC .
Head Office.
Friedrich-Ebert-Stra?e 160
D-34119 Kassel Germany.
Web site: www.wintershall.de


COMPANY PROFILE:
Wintershall specializes in energy and is a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE, based in Ludwigshafen.
Wintershall is active in various regions of the world in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas.
In Europe the BASF subsidiary trades and sells natural gas. The company markets storage capacities for oil and gas,transportation capacities for gas as well as optic fiber capacities.

The company has its headquarters in Kassel and is now Germany's largest producer of crude oil and natural gas.
In its exploration and production activities, Wintershall is deliberately
focusing on selected core regions where the company possesses a wealth of regional and technological expertise. These regions include Europe, North
Africa, South America as well as Russia and the Caspian Sea region.

More than 60 percent of the total natural gas and crude oil produced by Wintershall comes from deposits where Wintershall itself is the operating company.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

We need employees who can work as an assistant and are committed to the ideal of entrepreneurship, ready and willing to take the future into their own hands." These words could hardly be a more succinct and trenchant summary of the qualities Wintershall is out to promote in its own ranks.


This project has been developed in a way not to affect your present job nor bring you any form of stress. We Seek Someone Ready and Honest whom will help the company in receiving funds through bank transfer and Processing of checks From Our Clients in the region, Due to courier lapses and lengthy days from international processing of this check, the Board as Decided to put the project into test and review if the company

We are giving you the opportunity to Earn and experience training into different fields and works of life,
You will be working directly with the finance department as an assistant of this company and your sole job will be to assist the division.

BENEFIT IS AS FOLLOWS:-

* The average monthly income is about $4000....
* High Income Potential
* 4 Commission Checks per Month
* No form of investments from you....
* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day....
* You do not pay any form of taxes....
* Club membership at KLM Airline...
* Profits that are Practically Guaranteed!

REQUIREMENTS:

* Full Name:
* Residential Address (In Full, Not P.O.BOX):
* Zip Code:
* City:
* State:
* Contact Phone number(s):
* Email:
* Age:
* Occupation:
* Bank Name :


This Job is a NO-Fee application, if you are interested in applying for the job then you can contact our Human Resource Department via email (bernardschmidt@accountant.com) with the requirements to start receiving payments from our customers and start cashing right away.

Warmest Regards,
Bernard Schmidt
Head Human Resource Department
Wintershall Holding AG
Phone:+49 561 301-0
Fax: +49 561 301-1702
http://www.wintershall.com

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