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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 company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• 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.
  • +447023053768 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • conoil@mail2webmaster.com

Fraud email example:

From: "kenneth tyler" <conoilnet@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: conoilceo7@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:50:05 -0700
Subject: CAN YOU WORK WITH US?

To whom it may concern
Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you
I am Mr Micheal Katin the personel manager of Con Oil Ltd London.
We trade on crude oil bye products and raw materials, and export into the Canada/America and Europe our head office is located in London as stated below.

We are interested in employing your services,to work with us as
our payment agent who can help us eastablish a medium of recieving payment on our behalf for crude oil supplied to our customers in Europe,America or Australia.If you are interested in transacting business with us.We will be very glad.Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of payment which we will pay for your
services as my representative in your country.

On the other hand we are also seeking the services of offshore workers for our offshore oil company.Therefore if you a willing to work in offshore drilling company,then send us you particulars for processing immediately to enable you join the company on board by january here in london

Please if you are willing to assist for the payment collection, i will want you
to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable
me give you further details. Please, you have to
be an honest and trusted person, as more payments will
be made through you in the course of this transaction.
And moreso you will be entitled to 10% of every payment
that you are able to recieve for us from our customers.
Please contact us for more information via email with
the below informations filled out.
NAME..........................................
MAILING ADDRESS...............................
AGE:........................................
MARRITAL STATUS:....................................

COMPANY NAME...............................

POSITION...............................................
STATE/COUNTRY.................................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS...............................
We look forward in working with you.

CEO
Mr Kenneth Tyler
Con Oil and Gas Ltd
HACKNEY
E5 0hx
LONDON
phone +447023053768
Fax +448701334175
Email:conoil@mail2webmaster.com

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