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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:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "money orders " (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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
  • "cashiers check" (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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • swingasgmbh@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: swingasgmbh@aol.com
Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 18:34:00 -0500
Subject: ---Wingas Petroleum Search---




PART TIME JOB OFFER

Before I proceed I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to
you, My name is Michael Sasse (Head of Public Relations, WINGAS
Companies)..I would be very interested in offering you a part-time
payingJOB in which you can earn up to $3000-4000 monthly depending on
time you will spend for this Job.You do not need any capital to start.
This project has also been developed not to affect your present job
nor bring about any form of stress but in order to help take care of
those extra costs. Meanwhile, this is 100% legal and there is no start
up cost required.
 

WINGAS was formed in 1993 as a strategic alliance between the world
largest producer of natural gas, Gazprom, and Wintershall, the wholly
owned subsidiary of Germany  largest industrial gas consumer, BASF AG
(BASF).


Our company is presently in search of trustworthy representatives in
the United States that will aid as a link between us and our customers
in the USA.

JOB DESCRIPTION
This project has been developed in a way not to affect your present
job norbring you any form of stress but in order to help take care of
those extra costs
it came to my knowledge that there are a lot of lapses in handling
funds that come in from the states which come in forms of cashiers
checks, company checks and money orders and are not readily cashable
outside the United States and some sent mails that do not delivered
due to lapses in courier services, So we need someone in the States to
work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments
from our various clients which come in on a weekly, monthly and annual
basis. This is why we decided to get a representative over in the
states to help us pick up our payments at your contact address you
shall be providing us, in order to process our payment from our
clients.
So I talked to the company accountant, and it was a good idea to hire
someone trustworthy who could receive the FUNDS in the United States
and this happens to be a good idea.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THESEPAYMENTS FROM OUR
CLIENTS IN THE STATES GET IT CASHED AT YOUR BANK, THEN
DEDUCT YOUR PERCENTAGE (10% OF EACH PAYMENT) AND FORWARD THE BALANCE
OVER TO THE COMPANY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR VIA WESTERN UNION.
Our payments will be issued out in your name as we would inform our
Clients to do.

You will be required to notify us at least 14 days early, if
eventually you
want to discontinue working with us, so as to terminate all payments
that have
been approved to be sent to you, in order to avoid any conflicts.

BENEFIT IS AS FOLLOWS:-
* The average monthly income is about $4000....
* No form of investments from you....
* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day....
* You do not pay any form of taxes....

REQUIREMENTS :
* Full Name.
* Residential Address (In Full, Not P.O.BOX).
* Zip Code
* City
* State
* Contact Phone number(s).
* Email.
* Age.
* Occupation.
*Bank Name (Only).


Wingas  and its approved recruitment consultants will never ask you
for
a fee to process or consider your application for a career with
wingas. Anyone
who demands such a fee is not an authorized wingas representative and
you are
strongly advised to refuse any such demand. if you are interested in
applying for
the job then you can contact our agent via email with the requirements
to start receiving payments from our customers and start cashing right
away.

If interested in this job, do email me back at the email shown below:
SWINGASGMBH@AOL.COM

Then we'll make the concluding arrangements on how you'll get started.
Just to let you know that English will be our official communicating
language. Hope to hear from you soon.

Warmest Regards,
Michael Sasse.
Head of Public Relations
  ISO 9001: Die Produkte und Prozesse der WINGAS sind zertifiziert
� 2008 WINGAS Deutschland

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