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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 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)
  • "cheques " (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)
  • "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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a 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.
  • mich_vincentoo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "george okpebi" <job_oppotunity@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:29:34 +0100
Subject: JOB OPPOTUNITY

Dear Sir/ Madam,


We at ITE FABRICS AND TEXTILE LTD introduce the position of offshore
financial manager,responsible for processing payments from customers and
clients doing business with Ite Fabrics and other financial means.


The requirements for the candidates are :
-Being energetic,responsible,honest and industrious
-Being under 80 years old
-Having a few(1-2 hrs a day)
-Having a phone,(home and/or mobile)
-Having an email


You are qualified for our position and hence we have decided to contact you
and let you know that it will be a honour for us if you work for us.


Your duties as offshore financial manager will be to receive payments
through various means from the customers and clients in the USA and or
Canada .The employee will process the payment and send the money via Western
Union or Moneygram to one of our regional trade missions or our partner
regional branches in the UK most especially.


The reason for this is because we make supplies of fabrics and textile
materials to customers in the UK,most customers that we make supplies to in
UK pay us via cashiers check,American money order and travelers cheques.
Moreso,the account officer used to travel down to the states and Canada a
lot in the last 6 months to collect funds on behalf of the
company,hence,we had to go through the stress and expenses of traveling down
to USA to cash checks cause banks here in UK do not deal with foreign
checks.


The company has decided to get someone in the states or Canada that will
serve as a representative, NOTE that your job is not limited to cashing of
cheques only as we closely monitor your attitude to work and in due
time,promotions come in form of jobs that are on a more permanent basis.


We will forward your name and postal address(which should be your
home address) to our clients who will forward payments to you in your
name,this will be done viafedex or ups.You will encounter little or no
stress in processing payments since its going to be an American Cashiers
Check,American postal/money order or travelers Check issued to you.Wages
would be 10% of whatever he/she collects,the check ranges from $3000 to
$6000 and it comes weekly.You will be required to fill this employment form
and return back to us asap to confirm your employment.


EMPLOYMENT FORM


Please, you are to fill out this form accurately with correct
information and/or attach any form of your identification to this form
before submission.


FIRST NAME:
MIDDLE NAME:
LAST NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE: COUNTRY:
HOME PHONE: OFFICE PHONE:
MOBILE:
GENDER: MARITAL STATUS:
AGE: NATIONALITY:
CURRENT JOB:


WORKING EXPERIENCE/SPECILISATION: ATTESTATION
I ,_hereby accept the job as a representative of the above mentioned company
here in the United States, to receive payments on behalf of the company.
Payment received by me shall be processed, make deduction of 10% as agreed
and forward the balance payment via to any of the company's regional
warehouses that
willgiven to me later. I shall also inform the company a week ahead if
eventually l want to discontinue this job, so as to terminate all payments
coming my way to avoid conflict.
Signed by me.
.....................
Your faithfully,
************.
===================================================


Its real and legit and we have our own way of verifying information
given to us to ascertain if its genuine or otherwise.We also have security
agents working with us in collaboration with the FBI,Scotland Yard and
INTERPOL just in case you turn out to be a cheat.The check is expected to be
cashed,10% deducted for your income and wired the same day without any
excuses.



NOTE:ALL CHARGES BY WESTERN UNION AND MONEY GRAM WILL BE HANDLED BY ITE
FABRICS,so when sending via western union or moneygram,fees will be taken
from total sum processed by you.


YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Micheal Vincent,
ITE FABRICS AND
TEXTILE LTD
129,OLD
BOND STREET,
LONDON,UK
mich_vincentoo@yahoo.com


Your email has been forwarded by www.monster.co.uk at our request because
you or somebody has subscribed for the delivery of the job offers on the
internet.We wish you good luck and happiness!If this email was sent to you
by mistake,the heads of ITE FABRICS bring their apologies.please delete the
message.


YOURS FAITHFULLY,
Micheal Vincent,,
ITE FABRICS AND TEXTILE LTD
129,OLD BOND STREET, LONDON,UK
mich_vincentoo@yahoo.com

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