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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348060406980 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • realityfirm@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "RAGINA COKER" <realityfirm@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:12:49 +0100
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CARREER OPPORTUNITY

INTERNATIONAL CARREER OPPORTUNITY

OUR CLIENT AN INDIGENOUS OIL SERVICE FIRM AFFILIATED
TO MULTI-NATIONAL OIL COMPANY WITH OFFSHORE RIGS IN
WEST AFRICA IS NOW RECRUITING YOUNG,DYNAMIC AND
INTELLIGENT INDIVIDUALS FOR OFFSHORE PLACEMENT IN
NIGERIA
Our client a Sub-contractor who are specialists in
design,installation and maintenance of
high-quality Refineries and Oil Gas Installations
The NIGERIA LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS PROJECT is one of
the largest multi-million dollars construction
projects in Africa.
JOB RECRUITMENT FIRM,intends to Invite
experienced and reputable persons having prime
experience and capable of providing building and
ground maintenance support services as individuals.
They are currently recruiting Medical Personnel,IT
Professionals, Contractors,Construction workers,
Electricians, Technicians, Welders Quantity Surveyors,
Estimators, Project Managers, Commercial/ Cost
Managers,ContractManagers & Computer programmers and
Security Personel and Security Personel to work on the
most prestigious engineering project currently being
undertaken in Africa.
We specialize recruiting, screening, insurances,
orientation, reference checking, payrolling and
tax obligations handled by us.
All CV Should be forwarded to the Recruitment's email
contact as followsb

RAGINA COKER
JOB RECRUITMENT FIRM,
19 JAM-FORT CRESCENT,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

TEL:+2348060406980, +2348193127
MAIL - realityfirm@hotmail.com

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