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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • kennethelvis@uymail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "KENNETH ELVIS" <kenntelvis@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 21:08:32 -0600
Subject: WITH TRUST .URGENT TO U POT


Dear Pot,
My name is KENNETH ELVIS,I am an engineer with my wife LINDA ELVIS, and we are runing the company that manufactures medical facilities like scanner , x ray machine and all kinds of hospital equipments .You were recommended to us,based on your honesty and kindness by an agent based in the united states to which we first made this application to, before we came to you . I believe you can be able to do this job because it is not that hard but a part time and gentle job . You where recommended to us as been competent. I live in China with my lovely wife and my kids.

I have been doing this macnufacturing work for ten years now , I have been selling my works for the last 6 years and have had my work featured on trading cards, hand bills and in magazines, I have sold to companies and to private collectors from all around the world, I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my works to Americans,Europeans,Australians and United Kingdom, they are always offering to pay with Checks and Money order and other forms of payment acceptable only in the united states and their place, which is difficult for me to cash here in China,I am looking for a representative in the united states,Euro,united kingdom and Australia who will be working for me as a par-time worker and I will be willing to pay 20% for every transaction, which i assure you that it will not affect your present state of work, someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in this place listed, i mean someone that is responsible, reliable and credible, cause the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive, I am working on setting up a branch in the states and the place listed , so in the interim I need a representative in the united state and this place listed who will be handling the payment aspect, These payments are in Money order and checks and they would be specifically drafted to you in your name and sent it to you personally ,so all you need to do is to cash the money order ,check or money order deduct your percentage and wire the rest back. But the problem I have is trust, But I have my way of getting anyone that gets away with our money, I mean the FBI branch in Washington will gets involved when our Money get missing because i have a close friend who is an fbi worker or staff, It would not cost you any amount to receive payments which will be sent to you via FedEx, ups or any other credible courrier from my customers, business partners and associates that are owing me and are willing to pay,If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible via email with your full name, address, direct contact telephone number and a scanned copy of any identity card of your's, the form of identification you choose to present must not have your social security number on it for your own privacy and security reasons .please do not reply if you are not a honest, compitent reliable individual ,i look forward to hearing from you.Plz send ur reply to: kennethelvis@uymail.com



KENNETH ELVIS
KEN MANUFACTURES
Part Time Job

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