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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: LEE IGUCHI <leeguchi5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <contact_office1920@yahoo.com.it>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:48:09 +0000
Subject: CONTACT US ASAP



Sunoco Oil Company, Ltd. Trusty Kojimachi Bldg. 3-4 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. 102-0083 Japan. www.sunoco.co.jp/english/about/index.html REQUEST FOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE I am Mr.Lee Iguchi, President of sunoco Oil Company( Sunoco Oil Company, Ltd.)We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to ourcustomers in America and other nearby countries as well as making payments through you as our payment officer. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand as our representative in your country. Note that, as our representative, you will receive 15%(ten percent) of whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance will be paid into an account we will avail to you. If you are interested in being a payment agent in the above locationand your locality, please get back to me via my private email(contact_office1920@yahoo.com.it) with the following informations below:(1)Full names:(2) Residence Adress:(3)Tele/cell numbers:(4)Occupation:(5)Conutry:(6)Sex:(7)Age:Please also let us know the best time to reach you on phone especiallyas we have a different time.Very Respectfully, Lee Iguchi President & CEO .
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