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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: NITEL MTEL <careers.nitel_nig@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 04:20:31 +0000
Subject: TELECOM ENGINEER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES @ NITEL / MTEL



Dear Candidate(s), RE: TELECOM ENGINEER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES @ NITEL / MTEL This is to inform you that applications are open for international expatriates who is willing to start up a new challenging employment with the richest Telecommunication company in Africa, NIGERIA TELECOMMUNICATION (NITEL) & MTEL. All interested Telecommunication Engineers should forward their latest CV / Resume to us via email. NOTE: You should not forget to specify the Area which you intended to work in the Telecommunication & information technology section, because it will be use to during the appointment, if your qualification & experiences matches to what we are searching for.The available positions are: GRADUATE TRAINEE / MANAGEMENT TRAINEERF PLANNING ENGINEERRF INSTALLATION & ADMINISTRATION ENGINEERRF PLANNING - CHEIF ENGINEERGSM ENGINEERO & M ENGINEERSWITCHING - ENGINEERSWITCHING - CHEIF ENGINEERNETWORK ADMINISTRATORSYSTEM ADMINISTRATORSYSTEM ENGINEERSYSTEM SECURITY - ENGINEERSYSTEM SECURITY - CHEIF ENGINEERNETWORK INSTALLATION & ADMINISTRATION ENGINEERNETWORK PLANNING - ENGINEERNETWORK PLANNING - CHEIF ENGINEERCUSTOMER SUPPORT ENGINEER / TECHNICIANOUTSIDE SERVICE PROVIDERREGIONAL MANAGER OF OPERATIONSQUALITY ASSURANCE EXECUTIVEQUALITY ASSURANCE - MANAGERVP / GN - QUALITYVP / HEAD - TECHNOLOGY (TELECOM / ISP)VP / OPERATIONS / COOSBU HEAD / PROFIT CENTRE HEADEXTERNAL CONSULTANT NOTE: Your Resume / CV must contain the following: 1. Full name2. Full Address3. Telephone, Fax and Mobile number4. Complete present address5. Past working experiences and details6. Area of interest in Telecommunication or Information Technology field SALARY: All chosen Telecom Engineers will benefit from the following: 1. 15 to 20 Days Leave / Vacation after every 90 working Days2. Free Education scheme to international expatriate’s family, either home or abroad3. Five Bed room safe content Duplex @ highly government reserve secured area4. Tax Free Salary of USD$25,220.00 per month plus other monthly allowances5. Free Flight tickets 6. Free Medical, Health & Travel Insurances NOTE: Upon the confirmation of your current CV / Resume, an acknowledgment & online interview form will be send to you, and after confirmation of your Complete online interview form, we will provide the soft copies of an official appointment letter and Contract terms of agreement documents to you via email, while the hard copies will be forward to the attention of our immigration attorney for the arrangement of your work permit visa, OR, if your CV / Resume is not acceptable, we will send an official declination letter to your attention. Regards, Mr. Bola MartinsHuman Resources Dept OfficerNIGERIAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANYNITEL & MTEL Federal AreaPhase II, Garki, Abuja, NigeriaTel: 009234-82-554-046Tel: +234-82-554-046Email: careers.nitel_nig@hotmail.comEmail: Nitel.Careers@nitelmobile.zzn.comWebsite: http://www.mtelnigeria.com
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