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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: "A2 Group Technology Limited®" <hr@mail.yamoffice.yam.com>
Reply-To: <jobinusa0000@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:54:27 +0100
Subject: Available position !

If you have access to a computer and have up to three hours spare time per-week
you can get paid.

Would you like to work part time or full time online from home and get paid
weeky? If yes, Please
read below and consider your self joining our our family.

A2 Group Technology ltd is a diversified technology and manufacturing company,
dealing with aerospace products and services; control Technologies for
buildings,
homes and industry; automotive product based in, England, United Kingdom

We are currently have an opening for part or full time employees for our
ever-growing
Accounts Receivable Department in United States and Canada. If this sounds like
you,
please read on, And consider becoming part of our company family.

The position of Accounts Receivable officer entails the following duties:
1. Checks will be issued to your name and mailed to you from our clients in USA
2. Process Checks at your local financial institution
3. Forward 90 percent of funds received to one of our branches and keep the
remaining 10 percent
as your wage

Our payment mode will be on commission and salary basis, for every assignment in
form of check
Received from clients, you're entitled to 10% of the total worth of the check
which excludes the
cost of processing Western union to any of our regional office Accountant and
also $1000 salary
will come at every month end


INTERESTED APPLICANTS (HOW TO APPLY)

Interested applicants should reply with
Full name:
Full residential address: (p.o.box not accepted)
City:
State, zip code:
Cell#
House phone #
Age:

Once received, one of our Human Resource Managers can contact you through
Email, with an approval letter if the management decides you are a successful
candidate. Please specify the best way to contact you in your reply email.

Mark Matt
Director, Human Resources
A2 Group Technology Limited

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