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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "money order " (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)
  • "cheque " (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 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.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +447031904796 (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.
  • stwallace99@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "steven wallace" <sws.artworks15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sws.artworks@takemail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:26:38 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER (EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY)

OFFICE
21 Llanover road plumstead
SE18 3ST London.

Email: stwallace99@myway.com
(+44) 7031904796

Dear Friend,

My name is STEVEN WALLACE, I am an artist with my wife Susan , we own SWS
ART WORLD in London, Zealand (United Kingdom). I live in London United
Kingdom, with my two kids, four cats, one dog and the love of my life my
wife Susan. 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 art brush 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 sold in galleries and to
private collectors from all around the world. I am always facing serious
difficulties when it comes to selling my art works to Americans, they are
always offering to pay with MONEY ORDER OR CASHER'S CHEQUE, which is
difficult for me to cash here in London United Kingdom.

I am looking for a representative in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who will
be working for me as a par time worker and I will be willing to pay 10% for
every transaction, which wouldn’t affect your present state of work, someone
who would help me receive payments from my customers in the states, I mean
someone that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming to the
state and getting payments is very expensive, I am working on setting up a
branch in the state, so for now i need a representative in the UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA who will be handling the payment aspect for our company.
These payments are in MONEY ORDERS OR CASHER'S CHEQUE and they would come to
you in your name if you are willing to assist as a representative, so all
you need do is cash the money order deduct your percentage and WESTERN UNION
Charges then wire the rest back.

But the problem I have is trust,and i want to believe that you are
definately a GOD-fearing, deligent, hardworking, reliable and honest person
for this job opportunity and i look foward to working with you. That’s all I
could do on that because I rather prefer to work basicall on trust. You are
to receive the MONEY ORDERS OR CASHER'S CHEQUE PAYMENT which will be sent to
you by the FEDEX or UPS from my business partners, which would come in form
of a MONEY ORDER OR CASHER'S CHEQUE then you are to take it to your bank
account to enable you cash it and send the money cashed for the MONEY
ORDERS OR CASHER'S CHEQUE to me via WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM.

NOTE: All charges of the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER will be deducted from
the money, so you are rest assured that you wouldn’t spend a dime out of
your personal money. If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as
possible via email.

To affirm your interest, Please send to me the listed information below:
#Your full name:
#your full home address,
#your age,
#Occupation
#Marital status,
#Direct contact telephone number,
#Bank checking account (yes/no):

I will need your home address, so that I will send the MONEY ORDERS to you
via FedEx or overnight shipment.
Thanks for your assistant and God bless.


For privacy, i prefer you reply to our personal e-mail box
: stwallace99@myway.com

Thanks for your assistant and God bless.

STEVEN WALLACE
Director of SWS ART WORLD INC,
London, United Kingdom.

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