419 scam: "NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD COMPANY"<phillipedward198@hotmail.co.uk> URGENT PAYMENT RECEIVER JOB REPRESENTATIVE

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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:

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.
- +448719746140 (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.
- phillipedward198@hotmail.co.uk (Hotmail, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Phillipedward198@zhot.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:35:01 +0530
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT RECEIVER JOB REPRESENTATIVE

New England Fresh Seafood
United Kingdom (London)
Tell: +44-871-974-6140
E-mail :(Phillipedward198@zhot.net)
URGENT JOB REPRESENTATIVE

Dear Sir/Madam,
New England Seafood. Is an operated company with over 15 years experience in the seafood industry? Our name stands for quality, dependability, and service. We seek to write to your response on a job payment representative.

New England Seafood is a Daily Base seafood business in United Kingdom; Our Company exports Seafood of all types into the Singapore, Japan, Dubai, Nepal, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Canada and US market. We need two or three individuals or Companies that can represent us throughout the Asian Zone as a substitute to our COMPANY ASIAN PAYMENT RECEIVER (FINANCIAL RECEIVER) whom their contract with us has been expired as a result of sickness. You shall receive payment from our customers in Asia.

We need you as our company payment receiver (financial operator) from our customers that we have rendered products and services for It’s been a problem and extra cost for our clients from Asia to make payment to us in London because of the currency differences. So some clients don’t get to make our payments to us. We want you to be our payment receiver in Asia as our representative. They will make the payment to you in GBP currency and you will get 9% of any payment you receive from our customers and send the balance to the company.

You can keep any job you have at the moment, because you can work from home. Payment processing will only take 3 to 5 hours of your time weekly without stress.

This is how you will be paid for your services: From any payment that is made through you to this company you will be entitle to 9% of the money. Once you receive the payment, you will remove 9% as your payment and the remaining 91% will be send to us discounting the transfer charges. This is how you will be paid for your services toward this company.

If you are interested in transacting business with us then send us the bellow details using this E-mail (Phillipedward198@zhot.net)
Full Name:
Home Address:
Mailing Address:
Country:
Nationality:
Age:
Sex:
State:
Mobile No:
Business Experience:
Email:

Once we have received the above information we shall send you the Terms and Condition for working with us.

Regards,
DR.Phillip Edward,
Phillipedward198@zhot.net
phillipedward198@hotmail.co.uk
Tell: +44-871-974-6140.

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