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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • tmobileregionalagentapplication@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Mr charles Smith <tmobilejoboffers@web.de>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:39:55 +0100
Subject: JOBOFFER (SALES REPRESENTATIVES)


Dear Sir/Madam, INVITATION FOR A BUSINESS TRANSACTIONT-mobile telecomuniction is a fast growing mobile phone manufacturing company that wishes her products to get to all the regions and cities in the world. In this Great Honour we are Introducing our business offer to you. T-mobile company is searching for regional retailer representaives, from every part of the world where we are not represented. who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers. The representives, agents and retailers our clients who will also markets our products his areas. If you are interested in transacting business with us, you will be required to first login on our website; www.t-mobile.com [http://www.t-mobile.com/] use the storelocator to browse through your area to check if we already have a retailers on your area because applications will not be considered in area we are already represented. If there is no existing retail store in your area, then you are could be our retailer in your
and make good monry from the sales of our products. For more information contact our regional agent/retailer application department. The regional manager,Mr. Charles Smith,tmobileregionalagentapplication@yahoo.com [mailto:tmobileregionalagentapplication@yahoo.com] Noteplease note that this business offer is strictly for adult of age 18years and above.



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