419 scam: "SEIBU OIL COMPANY, LTD, JAPAN" <seibuoil@pelotas.com.br> Your Willingness(SEIBU OIL COMPANY)

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- seibuoils@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SEIBU OIL COMPANY, LTD, JAPAN" <seibuoil@pelotas.com.br>
Reply-To: seibuoils@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:12:08 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Your Willingness(SEIBU OIL COMPANY)

Dear Friend,

SEIBU OIL COMPANY, LTD, JAPAN was established in August 15, 1965, is an
Asian subsidiary of the world renown Multi-Energy producer. Entering into
a new era where the demand for continuous improvement and expansion is far
beyond what was perceived and required just a few years ago, corporate
entities are constantly striving for perfection, knowing all too well that
tomorrow will be yet another challenge. With all the new horizons that
unfold before us, the difficulties of venturing out into the unknown
requires preparation, experience, creativity and motivation. We SEIBU OIL
COMPANY, JAPAN LTD. take on the challenge and look to the expansion of our
horizons with pleasure.

Outside our wide sales in Crude Oils, we also engages in developing,
producing, selling a series of oil purifier such as transformer oil
purifier, turbine oil purifier, engine oil purifier, lube oil purifier and
so on. We practice in this line for years, so we have a
strong technology and gain rich experience. Our products have been
exported to many countries, and get a high reputation.

We have developed a skilled and dedicated team as well as a reliable
network of ten Services and Distribution Centers and are willing to expand
our frontiers due to this high demand of our products we have decided to
have representatives to our companies across ASIA continent to,
AMERICA, EUROPE AND CANADA that would act as our PAYMENT RECEIVING
AGENT/REPRESENTATIVE. Be informed that your duty would be to act as a
medium of reaching out to our clients while you also operate on your
normal daily activities.

Be informed that if you are finally approved as our Representative,you
will be entitled to a monthly income of $2,300USD and 5% of whatever
amount you receive from customers who are making payments for outstanding
invoices on behalf of the company.

If indeed you are interested in this preposition, we will want you to
enclose via email seibuoils@yahoo.com.hk the following information below;

(1).Your Full Names
(2).Your Contact Address/Postal address
(3).Telephone Number { Both Home And Mobile} / Fax
(4).Your Present Occupation
(5).Your Age

The President
Shimizu Yukio
Seibu Oil Company Ltd.,
Japan.
WEBSITE: http://www.seibuoil.co.jp

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