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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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• 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 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.
  • alh.raid@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alh Raid Kareem" <alh.raid3@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: alh.raid@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:15:29 +0200
Subject: ATTN; PLEASE


*

ARAMCO OIL AND GAS,
P.O.Box 768 Dhahran. Saudi Arabia
Web site: **http://www.jobsataramco.com* <http://www.jobsataramco.com/>
Reply to: *alh.raid@yahoo.com*<http://mail.google.com/mc/compose?to=alh.raid@yahoo.com>


*ATTN; PLEASE,


I represent Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia (formerly
just"Aramco", standing for the Arabian American Oil Company), is the largest
oil corporation in the world and the world's largest in terms of proven
crude oil reserves and production, Headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,
Saudi Aramco also operates the world's largest single hydrocarbon network,
the Master Gas System. My company is a new oil company who wishes to make
you a partner in our rapidly growing organization. I'm always facing serious
difficulties when it comes to PAYMENTS; this is because we have not really
got staffs outside Saudi Arabia.

Please would you like to work online from Home/Temporarily and get paid
weekly? We are glad to offer you a job in our company, SAUDI ARAMCO ARABIA
OIL LIMITED WEBSITEhttp://www.jobsataramco.com

We need someone to work for the company as a Representative/Bookkeeper who
can receive payment on our behalf, Please contact me via my alternative
email add Reply to:
**alh.raid@yahoo.com*<http://mail.google.com/mc/compose?to=alh.raid@yahoo.com>
*

1,YOUR FULL NAME..................
2,YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.............
3,YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER.............
4,YOUR AGE..............
5,YOUR NATIONALITY...........
6,YOUR PICTURES..................

Best regards

Alh. Ra'id Kareem
PERSONEL MANAGER
*

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