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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.
  • london_starenergy@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR MORGAN WESSEL <rolandwessel011@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:58:51 +0200
Subject: OFFER TO ACT AS AN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.


OFFER TO ACT AS AN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.
I am morgan Wessel president/founder 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, Africa, Asia,Australia and South America.

We are searching for Representatives who can help us establish a medium of =
getting to our Customers in Canada, America,Asia,Africa and Europe as well as =
making payments through you to us.

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 will be made through you in =
the course of this transaction.Do clearly NOTE that this commitment is not =
time consuming; hence it can be done alongside with any other job of yours. =
Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate =
your mode of which we will pay you for your services to act as our =
representative in your region. And in subsequent time to come we will provide =
you with the privilege of visiting any of the countries where our =
branches/outlets are located.
NB:Any payment recieve, you are entitle to 10%.

Please contact us for more information via email
(Email london_starenergy@yahoo.co.uk ) with the below informations filled =
out.

Full Names....................................................
Occupation...................................................
Company Name (If Any)..................................
Marital Status...............................................
Age............................................................
Sex............................................................
Phone.........................................................
Contact Address............................................
Email............................................................
Country.........................................................
Bank Name.....................................................

We look forward in working with you.

Sincerely
morgan Wessel (Mr.)
Chief Executive Officer

Star Energy Group Plc
5 Lower Belgrave Street
London SW1W 0NR
United Kingdom

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