419 scam: Chug Key <centrocordillera@lobarnechea.cl> JOB OFFER

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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.
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.
- chug010key@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Chug Key <centrocordillera@lobarnechea.cl>
Reply-To: Chug Key <chug010key@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:07:54 -0400 (CLT)
Subject: JOB OFFER

MEDITERRANEAN IMPORT & EXPORT ENTERPRISES EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING SOLUTION.

Good Day,

I am Mr. Chug Key, the PRO Mediterranean Import & Export Sdn Bhd Dan Enterprise,a brokerage firm based in the Malaysia number of growing firms based in Asia involved in the exportation of raw materials and industrialized goods into the Canadian, American markets with our head office based in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

Your email address was selected through a specialized mail-marketing request made possible through associations and unions and based on your location in which you currently reside. As brokers for corporations in the Asian region, our job is to search for representative who can help us establish a medium of getting to the customers/clients in Canada, America, as well as making payments through you as a foreign company representative for raw materials supplied to our customers in America, and Canada.We will be very glad if you are interested in this proposal as our representative in your country and you will be given further details in due course. You get paid on commission from 10% and up to 15%. Minimum guaranteed commission will be US$8500 and upwards monthly. With more experience, it could get to US$25,000 monthly. But integrity honesty and loyalty is a must. If you are interested, kindly contact our Director Of Operations, Mr.Thim Chug for more information concerning this the job offer.
i will need you to provide me with the following details:

a. Full Name
b. Your Identity card.
c. Full Address, & private via email address
d. Profession.
e. valid identification (Scanned passport copy or Driver's license).

I believe this partnership will bring us luck and family friendship forever
MEDITERRANEAN IMPORT & EXPORT SDN BHD DAN ENTERPRISES DIRECTOR OF OPERATION.E-mail: chug010key@sify.com

Regards,
Mr.Yaw Key

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