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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "CON OIL PLC" <conoil_salesmanager4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mercybaker_1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:08:24 +0000
Subject: BE CON OIL REPRESENTATIVE

                 

Dear friends ,

I am Dennis Hood manager of conoil plc,we deal on sales and exportation of petroleum products such as gas, fuel and petrol chemical, and also Equipment for light industries. generally we export our products to Canada, America, Asia  and Europe.

We are in need of representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Europe, America and Canada, and as well as making payments through you as our payment officer.

It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand as our representative. Note that, as our representative, you will receive 15% of whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance will be paid into an account we will avail to you.

Please, to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, do send me via my secretary promptly by mailing the following to :

The Secretary

MERCY BAKER

EMAIL: mercybaker_1@hotmail.com  

mercybaker@yahoo.co.uk

PHONE NUMBER: +447031940507

Note : please fill and submit the following question below to the secretary with the email address above.

(1)Your full names:

(2) Contact address:

(3) Phone/fax numbers:

(4) Postal address:

(5) Occupation:

(6) Email :

(7) Account Details:

(8) Scanned Identification:

(9) Nationality:

(10) Sex/ Marital Status

Thanks,

Dennis Hood,

Manager sales and export ,

CONOIL PLC

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