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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: "Shell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shellrecruit@engineer.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 19:15:55 +0100
Subject: Shell Global Recruitment

Shell Global Recruitment

INTRODUCTION

Royal Dutch Shell Company (Shell) has immediate employment opportunities in the following areas:

1. Engineering
2. Construction and Installation
3. NDT
4. Geology
5. Project Management
6. Welding and Fabrication
7. Plant/Start-Up
8. Maintenance
9. Management
10. Administrative and Commissioning.
11. Project Leader
12. Contract, Procurement and Materials Transformation.
13. Head, Fire and Safety.

JOB STATUS:
Full-Time and contract

SALARY INDICATION:
US$15,400.00 – US140, 000.00 depending upon experience and field of specialization.

***Posted on 28th November 2011 ***

HOW TO APPLY:
You can submit your resume to us by email.

Email:
* Interested candidates are to send resume and detail of experience by email to

shellrecruit@engineer.com

*You will receive acknowledgment following the receipt of your resume.
Please use the word “resume” and note the “position” in the subject line as well
* Applications from female applicants are encouraged

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