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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:
  • "money orders " (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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
  • "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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
• 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.
  • tawargroupmly@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "TAWAR GROUPS" <tawargroupmly@mail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tawargroupmly@mixmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:31:30 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER

Ellen Munchiwa
Managing Director
Tawar Group,
Office address:
A2-5 Aquaris Apartment,
Jalan Indah 1/4,Taman
scholl Indah,43200
Seri Kembangan,Selangor
Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.

ATTN:

Tawar Group is in search of book-keeper/company representatives in the United States, UK and Europe. This project has been developed in a way not to affect your present job nor bring you any form of stress but in order to help take care of those extra costs while you work for us.

Tawar Group is a company that deals in the production and supplies of Batik, Assorted Asian fabrics, various clothing materials, Asian art materials and all kinds of furniture’s for exporting to the world. Presently, our website is under construction and should be ready soon.
Recently there have been a lot of lapses in handling funds coming from our clients in the USA, UK and Europe which comes in forms of Cashiers checks, Company checks and Money Orders which are not readily cashable outside the United States, UK and Europe, So we need someone in the US, UK and Europe to work as our representatives and assist us in processing the payments from our various clients which come in on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. This is why we decided to employ a representative over in the US, UK and Europe to help us receive our payments at your contact address you shall be providing us, in order to process our payment from our clients.

All you need to do is receive these payments from our clients in your country, get it deposited at your bank, Cash it then deduct your percentage( 10% of each payment) plus transfer charges and forward the balance funds to one of company's representatives via Money gram/Western Union as you will be directed in due course.

Our payments will be issued out in your name as we would inform our clients to do. Therefore the following details would be needed: We would require you to send to us an email with the following details:

1) Your Full Name
2) Your Residential Address
3) Your Phone Number
4) Your Sex/Age
5) Your Occupation

We would forward these information’s to our clients and they will start making payments to you as the company's representative in the United States, UK and Europe.
Once we have all your details in our records, we would notify you as soon as we confirm that one of our clients is mailing payment across to you.

We appreciate your willingness to take up this job with a sincere heart.

Your urgent response to this mail with the requested information’s will be gratefully appreciated.

Warmest Regards,

Ellen Munchiwa
Managing Director
Tawar Group
EMAIL: tawargroupmly@mixmail.com

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