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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:
  • "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)
  • "cheques " (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)
  • "cashiers check" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +447031819806 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "China Textiles" <cstnuk@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:08:53 -0600
Subject: From CSTN GROUP UK.

To Whom It May Concern.
 
We at CHINA SILK AND TEXTILE NETWORK (CSTN) introduce the position of the offshore financial manager, responsible for processing payments from customers and clients doing business with CSTN and other financial means.
 
The requirements for the candidates are :
-Being energetic,responsible,honest and industrious
-Being under 80 years old
-Having a few (1-2 hrs a day)
-Having a phone,(home and/or mobile)
-Having an email
 
If you feel you are qualified for our position and hence we have decided to contact you and let you know that it will be a honour for us if you work for us. Your duties as the offshore financial manager will be to receive payments through various means from the customers and clients in the USA and or Canada .The employee will process the payment and wire to one of our regional trade missions or our partner regional branches in the UK or West Africa most especially.The reason for this is because we make supplies of fabrics and textile materials to customers outside the UK, and most customers whom we make supplies to in the U.S and some other part of the globe pay us via cashiers check, American money order and travelers cheques.
 
Moreso, our account officer used to travel down to the states and Canada to collect funds on behalf of the company, hence, we had to go through the stress and expenses of traveling down to USA to cash checks because banks here in UK do not deal with foreign checks. With this, the company decided to get an individual in the United states or Canada that will serve as a representative. NOTE that this job is not limited to cashing of cheques only as we closely monitor your attitude to work and in due time, promotions come in form of jobs that are on a more permanent basis. We will forward your name and postal address (which should be your home address) to our clients who will forward payments to you in your name,this will be done via the use of postal services means. Wages wil be 10% of whatever sum you receive and cash out, the sum ranges from $3000 to $6000 and it comes quickly. You will be required to fill this employment form and return back to us asap to confirm your employment.
 
NOTE: This is real and legitimate and we have ways of verifying information given to us to ascertain if it is genuine or otherwise. We also have security agents working with us in collaboration with the FBI, Scotland Yard and INTERPOL due to past experiences which made a large lose to us generated by clients who turn out to run with our funds.The cheques are expected to be cashed, 10% deducted for your wages and the balance of 90% wired the same day without any excuses.
 
YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MICHAEL M. JAMES.

CHINA SILK AND

TEXTILE NETWORK

039 Newport road

Leyton E10 6PH

London,ENGLAND

+44-703-181-9806

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