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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • houseofbliss4andrew@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "a_bliss110@terra.es" <a_bliss110@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:05:42 +0100 (MET)
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OFFER...........( URGENT )



HOUSE OF BLISS AND TEXTILES INDUSTRY LTD
10 Newport ave, Scoffford Area,
Oxford, L349HA, 44(0)871-720-1959,44(0)7024067043

URGENT REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED.

ATTN:
I'm Andrew Smith,Human Resources head of HOUSE OF BLISS TEXTILES Based
in Oxford,UK. We are currently in search of a book-keeper/company
representative in the states.Our website is currently under
construction and
which should be ready in the month of January.Your Job description is
as follows:

1)You would receive payment on our behalf from any of our various
clients which would come in the form of cashiers checks,travellers
checks
and money orders.
2)You then get the payments cashed/deposited at your bank.
3)As soon as the payment has been cleared by your bank,you then deduct
a commission of 10% of each payment you would be receiving on our
behalf which you are entitled to as been our representative
4)You thus send the remainder funds back via western union to details
you would be given as soon as it has been confirmed you have received
payment.
Our payments will be issued out in your name as we would inform our
clients to do.Therefore the following details would be needed from via
email.

1)Your Fullname
2)Your Physical Address with your state,city and zipcode
3)Your Phone number
4)Your Age
5)Your Occupation
6)Your Nationality

Once we have all confirmed your details,it would be forwarded to one of
our clients and they will start making payments to you as the company's
representative in the states .We would notify you as soon we confirm
that one of our clients has mailed out payment to you.

PLEASE REPLY ASAP TO houseofbliss4andrew@yahoo.co.uk


ANDREW SMITH





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