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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "foreign service manager" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447011129912 (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.
  • drleechangsinosteel@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sino-steel@terra.es" <sino-steel@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 20:11:42 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: PART-TIME JOB OFFER!!!!




HEAD OFFICE:
4/F No. 3 B-AREA,
NO.14 JIUXIANQIAO ROAD,
CHAOYANG DISTRICT
BEIJING 100016,
CHINA.

UNITED KINGDOM OFFICE:
FLOOR 3&4, NEWTON HOUSE,
132, NEW BOND STREET,
LONDON, W1S2UD.
ENGLAND.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Dr Lee Chang Foreign Service Manager SINO STEEL International Trading Company. We are an Export and IMPORT COMPANY that deals on TEXTILE and STEEL MATERIALS into Canada,America and Europe. Meanwhile,our head office is located in China.

Our company has obtained your contact details from well established recruitment.We thought that you could be attracted to a part time job from home position with our well established company.

AIM:
Currently we are expanding and have a limited number of job opportunities available. There is no start-up cost or any other fee to begin working with us.We need you to establish a meduim of receiving payment from our customers/clients.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO:

1. Set up an effective Relationship with ourcustomer/client:This office could be your residence: the only requirement is that you should be able to receive mail and telephone calls.

2. Assist the Foreign Service Manager to make the financial transactions from the customers/clients:Receive the correspondence from our company or clients to his/her residential address,answer project related e-mails. You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home office.

3. Your job is absolutely legal.You can earn 10% of any Amount paid by our client/customers depending on time you will spend for this job.

4. Your confidential details will be used only within our company. Every perspective employee, who suits our requirements, will be contacted by our companys executive to carry out a basic phone or email interview. During the interview you will be able to ask any questions you might have.

To continue with the application process please fill in the form below and send it back to our email:drleechangsinosteel@yahoo.com.hk
First Name:______________________________________
Last Name:______________________________________
Company Name:__________________________________
Occupation:______________________________________
Monthly Income:__________________________________
Age:_____________________________________________
Country:_________________________________________
State:___________________________________________
City:____________________________________________
Zip code:_________________________________________
Tel.no:___________________________________________
Fax no:___________________________________________
E-mail:___________________________________________
Mailling Address:__________________________________

Thanks in advance,

Regards,
Dr Lee Chang,
Foreign Service Manager.
Tel : +447011129912.
Tel : +447011129910.
(SINOSTEEL TRADING COMPANY ).





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