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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +447031860752 (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.
  • recruiting_dept@138mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • infocenter@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <jobalert01@universia.net.mx>
Reply-To: recruiting_dept@138mail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:02:11 +0100
Subject: JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN BP!!!


British Petroleum (BP) PLC
Human Resource Department
1 St James's
Square
London, SW1Y 4PD
TEL:+447031860752
Ref: 01/006/HRD/BPPLC
Date: 11/07/2006


JOB ALERT!
Could you be the right person for this job offer? What if our judgement
was wrong? You might want to try your hands on it but unfortunately we
are only looking for professionals with expectional expertise, highly spirited
individuals who are ready to take up a rewarding challenges in the oil
and gas industry.

BP,a well established and reputable oil/gas company
with rapidly growing wide network of outlets around the world, seeks to
attract resourceful individuals craving for a refreshing opportunity
yet characteristically possesses the skill and uprightness to
excellently deliver amidst limited assistance.

JOB LOCATIONS
- South-
Africa
- Europe
- U.S.A

METHOD OF APPLICATION
- All interested
candidates should reply via mail with updated
Resumes (CV).
-
Interested applicants must specify job location.
- Only applicants who
possess the required qualifications will be
short-listed whence
consequently contacted.

All Resumes should be fowarded to:
recruiting_dept@138mail.com
infocenter@consultant.com

HR Department
Recruitment Section
London(UK)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam