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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.
• 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.
  • representativecnooc@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CNOOC CHINA <cnooc01@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <representativecnooc@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 19:30:35 +0000
Subject: SOLICITING FOR YOUR HELP AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE OF CNOOC.




CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORP.SOLICITING FOR YOUR HELP AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE OF CNOOC.ATTENTION: I represent the above named Company situated in ChinaWe are an Oil Company Based In China , We Export and Market Some of our Products In North/South America,Canada,Africa,Europe and Part Of Asia.We are Searching Widely for a Company Representative who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers as well as Receiving payments From Our Customers On Behalf Of the Company ,We seek a payment agent in your area due to restrictions by International Operating Licence and Language Barrier, We have decided to officially ask for your help to work with us as a Representative/Payment Collector of Our Company in Your area.Your Contact Details was collected by recommendation by some Board Of Directors and with the help of Search Engines for Business inclined Individuals like yourself.You will be Entitled to a 10% Commission On Every Payment You Receive On Behalf Of the Company.If you are interested,Please Contact us; via email.Dr Kenneth CourtisE-mail: representativecnooc@yahoo.com For Company details and assurance of our legitimacy,visit: www.cnooc.com.cn Use the Yahoo account representativecnooc@yahoo.com for all contacts and enquiry as this is the only presently active account. Thank you for Your Time.Very Respectfully,Non Executive Director,Incharge of Foreign RepresentativesChina National Offshore Oil Corp.Dr Kenneth Courtis.
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