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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cashier's 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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447030403066 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • tmclothing@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark Smith" <tm_clothing242@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tmclothing@fastermail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:57:57 +0000
Subject: BE OUR COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE

Dear Friend,

I am Mark Smith and i happen to be managing a textiles company here in
England ,we supply raw materials for clothing to companies However i am very
sorry if i happen to border you with this email but i think it is the only
means i believe i can get a God fearing person to help represent our
company.

Well actually i need a friend who will act as our company representative in
the your country,who can be working for us due to the fact that our company
makes allots of supplies to clients in your country. Which neccessitates my
travelling down to the United state of America to receive payment after we
have made the supply of raw materials to them.

So i realized that its quite too expensive and stressful for me to be
travelling each time to receive such payment twice in a month as most of
the payment i usually receive is paid by cashier's check and i have
considered it cheaper to pay you 15% commission from money if only you can
be doing this for me .All you need to do is when you receive the first
payment you would be required to deduct $2000 which you would use a
thousand dollars to set up an account for this purpose, which would be
managed by you so we do not have to interfere with your personal
account.The balance of the first payment you would be required to send down
to us. Then when you receive subsequent payments, you would work out your
commission and send the balance down.

It is meant to be a part time job and it is easy to do because you don't
have to go any length to pick the payment,because i will instruct my client
to make the payment in which ever name and information you provide for and
also ask him or her to mail it out to you via any of this postal services
.Federal Express FedEx, UPS or D.H.L .So all you will need is to provide me
with your full name and address where the payment can be addressed to so
that my client can issue you the payment as soon as possible.As i will also
update you of when the payment will be coming to you so that it will not in
any case affect your present job.

Well i will like to believe that you must be a God fearing person who cant
rip me off,because i still believe that we can still meet ourselves when
Next i come to the state.However,i believe am faithful and i can always be
feeling as such to others too and i also know that most Americans that i
know can be very trust Worthy.

So, i will give you all my company's info which you will need to send the
funds down to me once it is cashed, thanks as i await to read from you
soonest.Please if you are interested in this position send me your full
name,physical address and phone numbers and also make sure you get back to
me

TM CLOTHING FABRICS AND TEXTILES INDUSTRIAL LTD
Mr.Mark Smith
189 JOWL ROAD
Oxfords street
London
United Kingdom
Fax: +44 7030403066
Reply :tmclothing@yahoo.it

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