419 scam: "Mr Willaims Doherty"<willdohertyworld@gmail.com> BP GLOBAL COMPANY OFFERS NEW YEAR WORK PROPOSERS !!!

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447092872619 (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.
- bpglobalop@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Willaims Doherty" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agentfraser12@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 00:29:30 +0100
Subject: BP GLOBAL COMPANY OFFERS NEW YEAR WORK PROPOSERS !!!

BP Group of Companies
BP Head Office (Gen Enqs)
Britannic Ho Finsbury Cir, London, EC2M 7BA
bpglobalop@gmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

Bp events continue to open the doors to new markets for thousands of companies and the opportunities that the events provide are a significant aid to the growth of thousands more. Exhibitions and conferences play a vital role in the development of many industries and
BP Global Company takes great care to ensure that each event is well promoted, meticulously planned and professionally delivered to provide the best possible chance for participants to do more business.

Bp Group Plc is also into Natural Gas Liguig(NGL),Power,Petrolchemicals,Targentneutral,Lubricant, Liguefield Petroleum Gas (LPG),Bitumen, Bp Marine,Fuela Cards,Bp Crudes,Bp Franshise, Roadside assistance,Bp Oen Books,Arco Aluminium and other
specialist events & publications.

Due to the Increasing number of clients that we have in the U.S.A, Canada and Europe,we are having difficulty in reaching all of them,therefore we decided to employ Agents to help us get to our customers (clients).As our Agent,you shall serve as a
link between us and our clients and you will also be responsible for the collection of payments on behalf of the company. You shall be paid a 10% commision for any payment that you collect on our behalf and any transaction that you carry out on behalf of our
company.

Please if you are interested,We need you to get back to us as soon as possible so we can furnish you with further details and aswell employ you as our staff immediately so you can carry out the neccesary criteria.

We await your correspondents,

Please reply to,

Mr Willaims Doherty,
bpglobalop@gmail.com
Telefax: +44 709 287 2619
Account Manager

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