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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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 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.
  • +447011121530 (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.
  • dr_cuttis_sayer01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: cuttis sayer <dr_cuttis_sayer01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:22:19 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Urgent: Confirm Windows Job Offer...!


Artworldsculptures National Arts & Crafts, Imp/Exp
Corp
Moseley Road ,
Worcester WR2 6NJ .
Tel: +44-701-112-1530
Email: dr_cuttis_sayer01@yahoo.co.uk
http://sayer.grandmahosting.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Sayer Cuttis, Managing director of Artworldsculptures National Arts & Crafts, Imp/Exp Corp. (AwSart), we are a group of businessmen who deal on Art and Craft and export them into Canada/America, Asia and Middle East.


We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America and Asia as well as making payments through you to us.


As well as helping receiving of checks, bank drafts that is issued to us by our customers in your region, our mode of receiving payment from our client/customers are via credit card as this is more convenient, comfortable and risk free to avoid counterfeit/fraudulent checks, so if you are in Please if you are interested in transacting business with us, i advise you forward to us your credit card name, credit on card number and the minimum/maximum amount your credit card can accommodate, and we will be very glad,


Please contact Sayer Cuttis for more information.
Email: dr_cuttis_sayer01@yahoo.co.uk

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative in Canada/America and Asia .

Note: there is no financial obligation required from you and this transaction is 100% risk free. If this proposal is accepted by you,

Please if you are interested forward to us your phone number/fax and your full contact addresses.

Thanks In advance

Dr.Sayer Cuttis
Project mail/Representative
Tel: +44-701-112-1530
dr_cuttis_sayer01@yahoo.co.uk
http://sayer.grandmahosting.com


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