419 scam: "Mr. Patrick Micheal"<flower@bupt.edu.cn> COMPANY 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.
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.
- patrickmichealdellmanager@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <patrickmichealdellmanager@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:53:27 +0800
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

International company seeks for representative in the United State, Trinidad and other
Part of the world. Part-time and full-time positions available.

The job is based on administrative/customer service support. Immediate
need for customer service representative seeking fun working environment,
opportunity for advancement and hands on training provided.

Will be responsible for supporting sales team, and resolving customer
related issues for consumer product/services Company. Great benefits. No
money required (we are serious company located in CHINA & SOUTH AFRICA; we will never ask our representatives any money in prior).Salary:- ¢G2,500 monthly
income/part-time job- ¢G4,500 monthly income/full time job Benefits: -
No relocation required- Competitive base pay- TAX refunded and all travel
fees are repaid Please, contact our HR department at
(patrickmichealdellmanager@gmail.com) if you are interested kindly get back with the
following detail.

Names_______________________
Address_____________________
Age___________________
City_____________
Post Code___________________
State__________________
Country________________
Current Occupation___________________
Home Phone______________________
Cell Phone______________________________
Gender__________________

With best regards,
Manager, Alex Patrick Luye Fisheries Co Ltd
Web site: http://www.luye-fisheries.com
REPLY DIRECTLY TO: patrickmichealdellmanager@gmail.com

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