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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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 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.
  • exxomobil@consultant.com
  • exxomobil@consultant.com

Fraud email example:

From: exxomobil <exxomobil@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:53:52 -0400
Subject: PAYMENT AGENT REPRESENTATIVE










Luxembourg Office
1b, Rue Thomas Edison
1019 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembour
Email:exxomobil@consultant.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Dolph Greene the assistant manager of exxonmobil company from
Ontario, Canada based in Uk.We are a company that specializes in Chemicals, Oil Cutting,Gases and exporting Diamonds,Emeralds,
Tanzanites & Aqua Marines of all shapes and sizes into canada,America Europe.

We are searching for a company or individual to be our representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the canada,America Europe and Asia as well as making payments through your company as our payment agent. We have clients who will pay between $100,000.00 to $2,000,000.00

Please if you are interested in becoming our payment agent, we will be very glad to welcome you or company with a 10% of any funds paid through your company.

Please contact us for more information. I am hereby assuring you that you will have no cause to regret your involvement in this venture, as nobody is going to ask you for any money.

All your expenses incurred during the course of any transactions will be paid to you. I wish to let you know that the key factor in this patnership is trust, your company or you will 10% of any payment paid to you or your company.

We will pay for your services as our representative in your country.If you are interested in this transaction, forward the information below to us at :exxomobil@consultant.com


(1 Your full name,
(2 Contact address and,
(3 Phone/fax numbers


Thanks you for your time.

Your's Faithfully,
Dolph Greene.

Anti-fraud resources:

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