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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 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)
• 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 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.
  • contact_williammcdonald@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?williammcdonald005@aliceadsl.fr?=" <williammcdonald005@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:05:05 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?WAMCO_TEXTILE_LIMITED_urgently_need_a_representative?=


Good day and how are you doing?
I'm Mr William McDonald and I own a company that deals on Chinese and
African textile and fabric material in South Africa. I'm in search for
a trustworthy representative in USA that can help as a link between me
and my clients over there.I would like to know if your are interested
to work from home for us.
WAMCO TEXTILE LIMITED urgently need a representative in the states,
work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or affecting
your present job? My company produces various clothing materials,
batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costumes. We have clients we
supply weekly in the states and my clients make payments for our
supplies every week in form of money orders which are not readily cashable
outside the US or Canada. so I need a honest and sincere individual in
the States to work as my presentative and assist me in processing the
payments from our clients and I will pay him/her 10% per each payment
recieved on my behalf, you are likely to recieve 6 payments per week,
minimum of 4.
HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT YOUR EXPECTED TO TAKE CARE OFF
Receive payments from my patronizing customers in the States on my
behalf and get it cashed at your bank,then deduct 10% from the total
funds recieved as your workmanship and forward the balance to me via
Western Union Money Transfer (the transfer charges should also be
deducted from the total amount you are sending to me). Sheryl Shavers
(my former representative) has moved to Germany with her family. Our
payments will be issued out in your name and sent to your contact
address. So all I need is to forward your information to my numerous
customers in the states and they will contact you before they issue
payment in form of money order to you.
Hope to get a favourable reply ,accepted to be my representative and
get back to me with the following informations in this format.
Full Name :
Full Address :
Tel. Number :
Sex :
Age :
I will need this informtions from you for my record, also please send
your replies to contact_williammcdonald@yahoo.co.uk
Regards.
William McDonald (CEO)
P O Box 50696,
Waterfront, 8002 Cape Town
South Africa

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