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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 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.
  • poscosteelplc@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: POSCO STEEL PLC <ecowas@bigpond.com>
Reply-To: poscosteelplc@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:50:32 +1000
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE REQUIRED FOR POSCO STEEL PLC


I am Mr. Ku-Taek Lee, Chairman &
CEO POSCO based in Korea. We
specialized in the iron and steel products.
The need arises for us to search for
representatives who can help us establish
a medium of getting to our customers in the
Canada,America,France,Denmark and other
nearby countries as well as making payments
through you to us. You do not have to leave
your present job for this one because this job
offer will be on a part time basis as it comes
once in a while and remuneration is on a percentage
basis of 10% of the total amount you re ceive
from my customers at any time on my behalf.
The reason why i seek your assistance is that
American and Canadian checks takes a long time
to clear here in Korea.Thereby holding business
down for me and my associates. Now i already
have customers who are ready to remit cash to
me.Below is my company's name and address
also with the web site.
Posco Steel Plc.
3f Komca Bd, 647 Naebalsan,
Seoul 157280, Korea.
Web: www.posco.co.kr
Please to facilitate the conclusion of this
transaction i futher appeal to you on behalf
of my establishment if accepted, do send me
promptly the following informations to my mail
box;poscosteelplc@hotmail.com
(1)Your full names:
(2)Full Contact address:
(3)Tele/cell numbers:
(4)Occupation:
(5)Age:
(6)Sex:
Thank you for your time.

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