419 scam: "sinosteel trading company" <info@sinosteel.com> JOB OFFER

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- wongsino@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "sinosteel trading company" <info@sinosteel.com>
Reply-To: wongsino@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:32:37 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: JOB OFFER

SINOSTEEL TRADING COMPANY
IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION (SSTCIEC)
7th Floor, ChinFung Tower
101 Cheung Sha Wan Road,
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Tele/fax: +852-301-44230
Dear sir/madam
I am Dr. Wong Chenghai , managing director of SINOSTEEL TRADING COMPANY
IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION.
We are a group of business partner who deal on raw materials such as
non-metallic minerals such as Calcite, Barytes,Manganese Dioxide ,
Dolomite
,Mica, China Clay ,Mangnese Dioxide ,Ferrous (Iron ) Oxide and export into
the Canada/America and Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of
getting to our customers in the Canada/America and Europe as well as
making payments through you to us.
Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be
glad.You can email me via my private email address:wongsino@gmail.com
Do contact us for more information, Subject to your satisfaction you will
be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for
your
services as our representative in Canada/America and Europe.
Please if you are interested forward to us your informations below:
FULL NAME:......................
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:...........
AGE:............................
SEX:............................
OCCUPATION:.....................
NATIONALITY:....................
PHONE:..........................
FAX:............................

Thanks In advance.
Dr.Wong Chenghai
Managing Director.

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