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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: "EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION TURKEY" <rion@rion.co.kr>
Reply-To: geraldbenny@exonmobiloil.com
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 02:30:17 -0700
Subject: EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION TURKEY JOBS.


EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION TURKEY. Ankara, Turkey. Attention: Sir, We are on ou=
r recruitment process and your details was forwarded to us by an Oil and Ga=
s job seeking site where you submitted your credentials for job seeking. We=
want to notify you that your qualifications and experiences were found sui=
table for the requirements of EXXONMOBIL Turkey. For verification and scree=
ning, you are to submit your most recent resumes and certificates through o=
ur Careers department e-mail below. Email: geraldbenny@exonmobiloil.com Job=
Location: Ankara, Turkey. Provide us with the below details; Your Total Ye=
ars of Experience Your Current Salary per Month in US Dollars. Faithfully, =
EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION TURKEY.

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