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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "cheque " (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 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.
  • walter_smith20007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "waltersmith2@terra.es" <waltersmith2@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 01:20:49 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PART TIME JOB FOR YOU


Att:Sir/Madam

My name is Walter Smith and i am inquiring if you would be interested in a part time online job from home and get paid without affecting your present job.

H AND S Texitile Limited, UK need a diligent male/female in the USA for urgent part time employment.

If you are interested you can email me back with your full name , contact address, age , phone number. Immediately i receive this information i shall give you more information on what you will need to be doing for our company and how often you will be receiving payment from our client.

But be informed that your weekly salary will be above 500 usd depends on how payment get's to you either by Money order cheque or casher's cheque.
Thanks in this regards.you can reach me through my private mail:walter_smith20007@yahoo.co.uk

BEST REGARD,
WALTER SMITH.






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