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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: ogiesuyi <oceanicoilgaslimited@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:05:12 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Dr Osaretin Ogiesuyi.(For Oceanic Oil & Gas Limited)



Dear Sir/Madam,

Good day to you.

I am Dr Osaretin Ogiesuyi,we are a group of business men
who deal on raw materials and export into Europe/America.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish
a medium of getting to our costumers in America/Europe as well as
making payments through you to us.If you are interested in transacting
business with us we will be very glad.

Please contact us via email:oceanicoilgaslimited@ozu.es
for more information.Subject to your satisfaction you will be given
the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your
services as our representative in Europe/America.
Please if you are interested forward to us your phone/fax number and
your full contact addresses.

Thanks In advance.

CEO
Dr Osaretin Ogiesuyi.
(For Oceanic Oil & Gas Limited)




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- http://www.wt-gmbh.info



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