419 scam: "TEIKOKU OIL & GAS CO LTD." <info@teikokuoilndgas.co.jp> REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
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.
- chang.wantan@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "TEIKOKU OIL & GAS CO LTD." <info@teikokuoilndgas.co.jp>
Reply-To: chang.wantan@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 17:29:41 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED.

Dear Sir/Madam, It is a pleasure to write to you in respect of our company, TEIKOKU OIL & GAS CO LTD. We are experts in the sales of raw materials. We export into the Canada/America/parts of Europe. We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting our funds from our customers in the Canada/America as well as making payments through you to us. Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us, so our clients could make payment to you being a representative to us, we will be very glad And be rest assured that adequate compensations will be given and other benefits follows. Please contact us for more information: TEIKOKU OIL & GAS CO., LTD. 17th Floor, Ebisu Neonato, 4-1-18 Ebisu, Shibuyaku, Tokyo 150-0013, Japan Website:http://www.inpex.co.jp/ E-mail: chang.wantan@hotmail.com Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to get a total of 10% Commission as our Representative and Transfer the Balance to us. N: B if you are an Attorney/Lawyer, Our Client can make payment to you which you can clear easily from your (Trust Account) this is the reason we need Capable Hands like yours. As our representative in the Canada/America. If interested forward your Phone number/Fax and Your full contact address to us. Regards, Mr. Chang Wantan Company Director. PRIVILEGED ? PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain information which is confidential or privileged. If you receive this email and you are not the addressee(s) [or responsible for delivery of the email to the addressee(s)], please disregard the contents of the email, delete the email and notify the author immediately.

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