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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447024062562 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448700682541 (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.
  • rolandwessel1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: roland_wessel11@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 22:46:50 +1300
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Reliable=20representative=20needed?=

Dear sir,

Greetings!

It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will
be a surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply sorry
if I have in any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive this unusual
manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and
very private nature. There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust
in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with the fact that, so many
individuals have taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious
deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate
business class persons to get attention and recognition. There is no way
for me to know whether I will be properly understood, but it is my duty
to write and reach out to you.

I am Mr Roland Wessel chief executive officer of Star Energy Group plc
we are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw material and export into
the Canada/America and Europe.I will want to solicit for your assistance
to help collect a cheque that is due for payment to me for services and
supplies I rendered.

Please if you are willing to assist, 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 wil 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:..................................
STATUS:...............................
STATE/COUNTRY........................
PHONE/FAX NUMBER:.....................
TELEPHONE NUMBERS (MOBILE)............
OCCUPATION:...........................
NAME OF BANK:.........................
We look forward in working with you.
NOTE:This does not require any of your financial obligations,as all other
transaction regards this Business should be henceforth followed on in my
private email address[rolandwessel1@myway.com]


Warmest Regards,
Mr.Roland Wessel
C.E.O
Star Energy Group plc.
1st Floor
5 Lower Belgrave Street
London SW1W 0NR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 702 4062 562
Fax; +44 870 0682 541

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