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

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "money orders " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "susan bryant" <susanbryant777@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:45:42 +0000
Subject: help me cash my money orders

Hello Dear,

Good day to you, my name is Mrs.Susan Bryant, I am an artist with my husband
James Bryant, and we are the owner of Bennie Art World .I live in London
United Kingdom (UK) with my two kids, four cats, one dog and the loveof my
life my husband James Greg. It is definitely a full house.I have been doing
artwork since I was a small child.

That gives me about 23 years of experience. I majored in art in high school
and took a few college art courses. Most of my work is done in either pencil
or airbrush mixed with color pencils. I have recently added designing and
creating artwork on the computer. I have been selling my art for the last 3
years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in
magazines. I have MARKET all my art works & galleries to private companies
in AMERICA (USA).

I'm always facing serious difficulties when it comes to PAYMENT, This is
because all my customers in AMERICA are always offering to pay with U.S
POSTAL MONEY ORDERS, And it is very difficult for me to cash U.S POSTAL
MONEY ORDERS HERE in London United Kingdom U.K, The British Government does
not permit U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDERS IN UNITED KINGDOM UK.Right now, I'm
looking for a representative in the (AMERICA) who can be helping me to cash
the MONEY ORDERS IN THE (AMERICA) and send me the cash tome here in London
(U.K).

I have a lot of customers in AMERICA and they all wanted to pay me with U.S
POSTAL MONEY ORDERS, so I write you to seek for your help, I want you to by
my partner in AMERICA so that all my customers can be issuing the MONEY
ORDERS to your name and you will CASH THE MONEY ORDERS and send CASH to me
here in LONDON UK.

If you accept this offer, you will stand the chance of receiving10 PERCENT
from all the money which my customers owe me, I will order all mycustomers
to raise MONEY ORDERS on your name and send it to you, Then when you receive
the MONEY ORDERS and cash them, you will deduct 10% from the total money and
send the balance to me here in London UK,

This project is 100% risk free and it is legal from the American Government,
if you are interested, kindly sendme the below information's:
1. Your Complete Full Names.
2. Your Residential Address.
3. Your Telephone Number or Your Mobile Phone Number For Communication.

Finally Dear, you can visit my website on the internet and view some of my
art work, once again, This project is 100% risk free and it is legal from
the America Government and here with the British Government, so fill free
tomake up your mind and email me back with the above information's to enable
us proceed.

Thanks for finding time to read my proposal, kindly reply as soon as you
can.
Friendly Regards.
Mrs. Susan Bryant.



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