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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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Fraud email example:
From: PENTAGON PETROLEUM METALURGICAL COMPANY <infodept_ppmc@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:01:01 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Offshore Payment And Receiving Manager Required!!!
PENTAGON PETROLEUM AND METALURGICAL COMPANY (P.P.M.C.)
GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT
Corporate Headquarters,
60 St James Street, London,
United Kingdom.
To Whom It May Concern,
We are pleased to inform that vacancies exist in our company for the position of offshore payment and receiving agent/officer.
First and foremost let me start by introducing our company to you. We own a company in the United Kingdom, which is into import and export of materials, such as metallurgical products, machineries, metals,electrical machineries ferrous and Non-ferrous metals etc to other companies especially in Europe, America, Canada and Asia.
We are therefore pleased to inform you that vacancies exist in our foreign department as offshore representatives. We would be very glad if you accept to be appointed as our representative in your country and earn 10% of every payment made through you to us.
All you have to do is to send to us the following information, as stated below:
Full Names:
Company Name If Any:
Address:
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Tel (Home)
Tel:(Cell)
Tel (Office)
Fax:
Email:
Note that the information you shall provide shall be subject to final approval because we are skeptical of the high rate of Internet fraud going on these days.
In receipt of your mail we will inform you on the next step to follow as regards our approval for you to being our representative.
I await your response.
Best regards,
Dr. EVANS MOYONCHO (PhD, Mni, Psi).
Head Human Resources Dept.
PENTAGON PETROLEUM AND METALURGICAL COMPANY (P.P.M.C.)
GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT
Corporate Headquarters,
60 St James Street, London,
United Kingdom.
Tel: +44-702-403-9328
+44-702-403-8581
Email: infodept_ppmc@yahoo.co.uk
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