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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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• 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.
  • +447005802064 (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.
  • info_richardoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: RITA GERALD <ritaoffice@newfieldgrouplimited.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:18:56 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED


Newfield Group Limited
21 Dartmouth Street,
London, SW1H 9BP
United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 700 580 2064
Our Ref: PCTC-06/ag/let/809
Your Ref: appt-06/pctc/001

Dear Prospective Agent,
We are offering you a place in our Part time/Work from home Job scheme.
Newfield Group Limited is an International middle-man trading company with our corporate headquarters based in Japan. Since establishment in 1974 we have done our business in Mainland Asia and Oceania, in 1990 we extended our Region of supplies due to continuous demands to Northern America and Europe.

0.1. WHAT WE DO: We create a product and service exchange between customers and dealers, we deliver the goods to the buyer, he/she satisfied with our product and then pays through us. We are just a middle man company that engages in the supply of our client company products at commissions incomparable to other companies. Let us know what you deal on, and then we make supplies through any of our company clients world over. PRODUCTS SUPPLIES RANGE FROM SEA/FROZEN FOODS, CHEMICALS, OIL AND GAS, TEXTILES AND FABRICS, PROCESSED WOOD AND INDUSTRIAL PIPELINES, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES AND ACCESSORIES ETC.

We act as a medium of goods and services exchange between sellers and buyers (That is, we help small businesses to sell their products abroad as well as help buyers receive their goods and sellers get their money). As a result of our competent records for treating customer demands and supplies, customers have referred us to other possible clients and we have been receiving orders from Northern America, Europe and Australia-These are areas we classified as outside our reach initially.

1.0. PURPOSE OF WORK: We decided to start an office in the UK to take care of the UK, USA and Canada regions. But due to the amount of payments been processed, hence we decided to hire individual or corporate body who will help us receive and process payments, and then forward to any of our designated offices.

2.0. WHAT WE OFFER:
2.1. Flexible program: Two hours daily of your choice (Day time or Evening Time).

2.2. Work at Home: Check e-mails and respond to emails, professional contact with very good support and Communication Skills.

3.0. SALARY AND WAGES: $4000:00 monthly.
3.1. Commission: 10% of every transaction successfully processed.

REMEDIAL:
(I)THE MORE ORDERS YOU PROCESS AT A FASTER RATE, THE HIGHER YOU STAND TO EARN DAILY.
(II)THE MORE YOU PROCESS PAYMENTS FASTER THE HIGHER YOUR FIXED EARNINGS PER EVERY TWO WEEKS WILL GROW.
(III)YOU MUST BE OVER 25 YEARS OF AGE AND ABOVE.

4.0. WHAT WE ASK: Two free hours daily excluding weekends, Internet access for sending and receiving e-mails, available means of cashing money orders/cheques at your bank using your existing bank account for a start.
If you meet these conditions all you have to do is make contact with us providing the information’s as listed below:


(I). Your Full Names
(II).Your mailing address
(III). Phone or fax numbers
(IV). Your Age and Current Occupation
(V). Quote job reference at top of this letter


Using the contact information's as set below and we'll respond to you within 24-48 Hours with our contract agreement as well as how to begin work with us. It is simple and very flexible. You are in once you have endorsed the contract agreement and counter-signed by the Manager.


PLEASE CONTACT:
Mr.Richard Saxby (Manager)
Newfield Group Limited
21 Dartmouth Street,
London, SW1H 9BP
United Kingdom.
E-mail:info_richardoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 701 112 9008
Fax: +44 700 592 1267

Note:Do not reply this letter if you would not be able to meet our requirements.
We will never ask you for anything more than that, no bank names, no bank account number, routing number, credit card, passwords, SSN # etc. If anyone asks for these on our behalf please do not give out these info. This is to ensure your security.
Thanks,
Mrs. Rita Gerald.
Hiring Coordinator,
Newfield Group Limited
Tel: +44 700 580 2064
ritaoffice@newfieldgrouplimited.orangehome.co.uk
Office Hours 8AM-5PM Monday-Saturday, Time in GMT
Phone Hours: 8AM-5:30PM, Monday-Saturday

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