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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: otopec oil &gas plc <postmaster@otopecpl.4t.com>
Reply-To: otopec@excite.com
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:32:13 -0700
Subject: Bixnfleisch ! An Offer for You


Dear Bixnfleisch,

Otopec Oil & Gas PLC introduces the positions of representatives, responsible for the collection of payments from customers and other financial means.This is a perfect opportunity for you to earn more!

We markets crude oil,natural gas,lubricants and other products into Canada/America,Europe and some parts of Asia.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting our funds from our customers in Canada/America/Europe as well as making payments through these representatives to us.

If this proposal is acceptable to you,forward the
following personal information of yours to us

CONTACT ADDRESS;
FULL NAME;
PHONE AND FAX NUMBER;
AGE AND OCCUPATION;



Or contact us for more information.So that an emuneration can be worked out for your services as our representative in Canada/America/Europe as your location shall determine.Compensations and other benefits will be given.

We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.

Your email has been forwarded by www.monster.co.uk at our request,because you or someone else have subscribed for the dilivery of a part time job offers in the internet.

If you are not interested,please kindly delete this message.

Thanks in Advance,
Otopec Group
www.otopecplc.4t.com

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