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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
• 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.
  • jangcheung@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jang cheung <import_andexport@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:36:16 -0400
Subject: Good Day



GRAND IMPORT & EXPORT TRADE CO.LTDA Division of Sun Oil Company, (SUNOCO) Ltd.Trusty Kojimachi Bldg. 3-4 Kojimachi,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. 102-0083 Japan.www.sunoco.co.jp/about/index.html
GIEC Effective management and marketing solutions
Dear Sir/Madam,I am Mr. Jang Cheung, Personnel Manager of Grand Import and ExportTrading Company, Ltd (GIEC). GIEC Ltd. is a subsidiary of the worldrenowned U.S. multi-energy producer Sunoco Inc. in Japan and Asianregions and are producing and marketing not only high quality specialty
lubricants but also petroleum and energy products. We specialized inthe Refrigeration Oils, Rubber Process Oils, metal working Oils,IndustrialLubricants, and Automotive Lubricants etc.
AIM: Project coordinator needed.Currently we are expanding and havea limited number of job opportunities available. We are searching forrepresentatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to ourcustomers in the Canada/America/Mexico and other nearby countriesas well as making payments through you to us.
ADVANTAGES:
You do not have to leave your present job for this one because thisjob offer will be on a part time basis as it comes once in a while.
You will earn 10% of any Amount paid by our client/customers at anytime on the company's behalf.
APPLICATION: Your confidential details will be used only within our company.To continue with the application process please fill this form:
First Name:Last Name:Mailing Address:Country:City:State:postal/zip code: Occupation:Age:Tel. no:E-mail:
We have a number of customers in your location seeking to makepayment to us and we would be glad to have you as one of our esteemedRepresentative in your location and be rest assured that adequatepecuniary and lucrative compensations will be given and other benefitsfollows.Upon appointment, you are allowed the opportunity of determining themethod or mode through which you would be paid for your services as our
Representative in any of these Regions.
Regards,Mr. Jang CheungPERSONNEL MANAGER {Sun Oil Company, Ltd.}TEL: +81-3-5460-3939EMAIL:jangcheung@yahoo.com
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