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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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• 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.
  • +447045727698 (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.
  • orlenvervareps@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: "job@verva.pl" <atribine@uoguelph.ca>
Reply-To: ORLEN Verva <orlenvervareps@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:03:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Oppurtunity For Email Users...


PKN ORLEN S.A.
Head Office.
Ramskamp 71-75
25337 Elmshorn
Poland.
Web site: www.verva.pl
Email: orlenvervareps@aol.com
Hello,

How do you do?

My name is Torsten Rieger (Head of Public Relations, PKN ORLEN Companies).

I have an interesting part-time JOB offer for you as a FINANCE COORDINATOR of ORLEN Companies, in the United States/Canada which requires a great deal of trust and honesty. Meanwhile, this job is 100% legal and there is no start up cost required.

PKN ORLEN is a Polish company and one of Central Europe's largest refiners of crude oil. We specialize in processing crude oil into world-class unleaded petrol, diesel, heating oil, and aviation fuel as well as plastics and other petroleum related products.

The cutting edge VERVA fuels have been produced to improve engine performance under various climatic conditions and changeable load environments. The increased content of washing additives ensures that the inlet system is clean and even allows the removal of deposits collected when using fuels of unknown origin.

Presently, we have just been granted a funding to head a research project in POLAND and Its environs regarding Oil Drainage, Planning and Management and this would be commencing very soon. However, the funding is made mostly in US certified checks by our various financiers.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
1. Receive payment from Clients.
2. Cash Payments at your Bank.
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage and pay to any of the offices you will be instructed to do so later (Payment is to be forwarded by Money Transfer).

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 5000 USD via checks on our Behalf. You will cash the Money and keep $500 (10% of $5000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 15%!

Anyways, your commission is a constant fee that is dependent on how long you are ready to work with this Company.

Your willingness to work as a Payment Representative now will help and save time since payment is coming from our financiers in your country and its cashed and transferred by our coordinator (you) in the same country so that this project can be concluded as soon as possible.

We try to be thoughtful of employees, business partners, local communities and natural environment. Health and housing allowance will be catered for (Effective after 1 week on Application). This is acknowledged as part of our policy. You may decline the policy offer anyway.

If interested in this job, do fill the application form below send via e-mail to:

ORLENVERVAREPS@AOL.COM

Then we'll make the concluding arrangements on how you'll get started.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Warmest Regards,

Torsten Rieger.
Tel: +44 704 572 7698
Head of Public Relations


PKN ORLEN COMPANIES.
APPLICATION FORM

FULL NAME:-

HOME ADDRESS (NOT POST OFFICE BOX):-

CITY:-

STATE:-

ZIP CODE:-

COUNTRY:-

AGE:-

PRESENT/PAST JOB EXPERIENCE:-

PHONE NUMBERS (Home and Mobile):-

GENDER:-

(Information included in this application form is CONFIDENTIAL between you and me, and the full name and contact info should be included as it should be written on the payments being issued over to you, you should also include a valid phone number for easy contact)

In agreement to this kindly append signature below

________________________________________________
Torsten Rieger.
Head of Public Relations.

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