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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • jcrumwel@yahoo.co.uk
  • confirmation_dpt@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: dselledge@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 02:23:11 +0000
Subject: Payment /representative Officer

Dear Sir / Madam

Tatoes International Co. Ltd. is a company based in
Hong Kong and one of the most successful Asian
companies, which specialize in the distribution of
various herbals products. Due to the expansion of
our company on the markets of Europe, Canada and the
USA, we started recruitment for the position of the
Payment /representative Officer in your country.

The requirements for employees are:

1. Honest, responsible and dedicated
2. Having no problem with the authorities
3. Having a bank account to receive payment
(Company account is an advantage)
4. Having 1 or 2 free hours a day
5. Having a business or mobile phone


While working for us you are supposed to receive
payments from our clients from the information
forwarded to you from our office. This scheme seems
for us to be the most efficient, since it guarantees
the fastest delivery of payments from our customers
and also allows avoiding the major delays in getting
the money. This means that the customers are able to
receive the products in the shortest possible date.


What is your interest?
You will get 6-10% commission from the whole sum of
every transaction by you. All the related charges (
bank transfer) are covered by our company.

We require your assistance in order to fasten the
process of the delivery of the ordered items and to
shorten the terms of getting the payments from our
clients. Working for us, you are not only making
money for yourself,you are also helping thousands of
people around the world in need of medicinal herbals
assistance.

our request,because you or somebody else has
subscribed for the delivery of the job offers on the
internet.
We wish you good luck and happiness.

Send confirmation by email to Mr .Sunyun Wing ,For
more information on how you can start as the company
Payment /representative Officer.
jcrumwel@yahoo.co.uk,
confirmation_dpt@yahoo.com


Very Respectfully,
Young Lee
Tatoes Int'l / oil & Gas Company.

NOTE:
Send all replies to: jcrumwel@yahoo.co.uk,
confirmation_dpt@yahoo.com



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