419 scam: "Hanson Jade" <jadeddreamr@hanson.net> URGENT!! READ!!

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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.
- wingasoilinc@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hanson Jade" <jadeddreamr@hanson.net>
Reply-To: wingasoilinc@aol.com
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 01:11:43 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: URGENT!! READ!!

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)..
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
nor bring 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 THESE PAYMENTS 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:
WINGASOILINC@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 © 2009
WINGAS Deutschland.

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