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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: A&B Recruitment/Visa Consultant Agency <veronicasm@att.net>
Reply-To: A&B Recruitment/Visa Consultant Agency <ab.rvcaltd@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:52:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: World Wide Employment Assistance




Greetings!


We are a professional resume writing and employment search company that offers
technical and financial assistance to individuals who wish to obtain their visa
and overseas employment,We have been successfully conducting this business for
over 10 years.


Right know we need candidate that are willing to work at Canada,U S A, and
Australia,We went to partner with your company or with you to get good number of
candidate how are willing to work abroad from your country ,


After many years of experience we have determined that individuals from around
the world are reliable, trustworthy and hard working people who are anxious to
work. However, given the worldwide employment conditions they are unable to
locate employment and in most cases they do not have access to the proper
resources to contact companies on a worldwide basis. A&B Recruitment/visa
Consultant agency has the newest technology for locating employers and has
helped many people from around the world obtain overseas employment.


If you are interested in partner with our company employment we can provide the
assistance you may require. In our employer database we have 2000 companies from
every country in the world more especially Canada,USA and Alaska and are in a
position to place you in direct contact with companies that would be suitable
for your job description and in the country of your choice. This is the most
effective and efficient way of communicating with potential employers.


Looking forward to hear from your response as we are here to serving you
better..


Regard;
Mrs. Veronica Smith,
Managing Director
A&B Recruitment/Visa Consultant Agency

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