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

Fraud email example:

From: "LUCIAN STEVEN" <artsworks_37@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lucianartsgalleria@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 02:04:37 -0800
Subject: JOB OFFER

JOB OFFER

My name is Mr. Lucian Steven, an Artist residing in the UK, with my two
kids, one dog and the love of my life. 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 airbrush mixed with
coloured 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 a US POSTAL MONEY/ CERTIFIED CASHIERS CHECK
which is difficult for me to cash here in United Kingdom.

I am looking for a representative in the states who will be working for me
as a part-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 United States Of
America. 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 United States, and so for now I need a
representative in the United States who will be handling the payment aspect.

If you have any of the following Bank Accounts as below, do indicate so that
we can start our transaction start away:

(1)BANK OF AMERICA

(2)WACHOVIA

(3)CITIBANK

Please respond as soon as possible with the following information:

Your Full Name.......................................?

Your Mailing/Residential Address ........................?

Occupation.................................?

Your Tele-Phone Number......................?

Please your reply should be sent to my email address below:


lucianartsgalleria@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Mr.Lucian.

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