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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: Recruitment Officer <fabsales5@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <esqjacobs@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:21:54 +0000
Subject: job hiring



Dear Candidate,

WE HAVE A JOB OFFER AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN RESPONSE TOYOUR INITIAL REQUEST ON THE JOB SEARCH DIRECTORY.
Karton Kraft Inc is a firm based in France.

We produce and distribute Craft works such as MetalCraft, Pottery, Ceramic and other art works worldwide.We have reached big sales volume of Craft Works in theNorth America, Australia and Europe.

Quite soon we will open representative offices orauthorized sales centers in these Countries.
We have been recieving orders from North America,Australia and Europe which we have not been able toprocess completely.

Since we do not have a payment recieving personnel inthese areas, We decided to recruit payment officersonline.

The fact is that despite the market is new for us ,wealready have regular clients who are reactingpositively to our products.

We have made some supplies to the US, but we haveproblems collecting money for the already suppliedCraft works.

The international money transfer tax for legalentities (companies) in France is 20%, whereas for theindividual it is only 4%.

Our company lawyer adviced that instead of makingcompany transfers, we should employ reprsenttives inthe US that would work as a payment recievingpersonnel

WHAT WE OFFER:
FLEXIBLE PROGRAM: TWO HOURS/DAY AT YOUR CHOICE,DAYTIME AND EVENING TIME
WORK AT HOME: CHECKING E-MAIL AND GOING TO THE BANKPART TIME OR FULL TIME
PROFESSIONAL CONTACT TEAM WITH VERY GOOD SUPPORT ANDCOMMUNICATION SKILLS
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS: NO SELLING INVOLVED, NO KIT TOBUY,WE WON'T CHARGE YOU ANYTHING.
MONTHLY SALARY: $600 EVERY TWO WEEKS TO A TOTAL OF$1200PER MONTH
COMMISSION:10% OF EVERY MONEY ORDER/CHECK THAT ISCASHED INSTANTLY "CASH INHAND" OR "CASH ON COUNTER" IS WHAT YOU GET FROM THETOTAL CASHED AMOUNT.
EXAMPLE IF YOU RECEIVE A CHECK OF$3,000.00 YOUR NETINCOME IS $300.00.
OUR COMPANY SUPPORTS ANY FEES...ALSO YOU SHOULD HAVEAN ABILITY TO SPEND 2-3 HRSDAILY FOR OUR WORK,TO RECEIVE THE TRANSFERS AND TOSEND MONEY FROM ANY WESTERNUNION OFFICE TO THE COMPANY INFORMATION WE WILL GIVETO YOU LATER.
BASICALLY,WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS RECEIVE PAYMENTSFROM OUR CUSTOMERS ON BEHALF OF OUR COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES, GET ITCASHED IN YOUR BANK THEN DEDUCT YOUR WEEKLY PAY(10%) AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TOTHE COMPANY INFORMATION WE WILL GIVE TO YOU LATER VIA WESTERN UNION MONEYTRANSFER
REMEMBER: THE MORE ORDERS, CHECKS YOU PROCESS- AT AFASTER RATE THE HIGHER YOU STAND TO EARN WEEKLY.
WHAT WE ASK: TWO FREE HOURS A DAY OF A WEEK ,INTERNET ACCESS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING E-MAILS,AVAILABLEMEANS OF CASHING MONEYORDERS/CHECKS AT YOUR BANK USING YOUR EXISTING BANKACCOUNT.

IMPORTANT:YOU MUST BE OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE.U.S, UK, CANADIAN, HISPANIC,ASIA OR AUSTRALIANCITIZENSHIP.
IF YOU MEET THESE CONDITIONS PLEASE CONTACT WITH THISFOLLOWING INFORMATION ANDWOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR US FILL OUT THIS FORM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKINGFOR US AND EARN A GOOD PAYFILL OUT THIS FORM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKINGWITH US AND EARN GOOD PAY.
1). FULL NAME:2). DATE OF BIRTH:3). GENDER:4). MARITAL STATUS:5).FULL ADDRESS WITH STATE AND ZIP CODE6).TELEPHONE NUMBER:7).OCCUPATION:8).BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORKEXPERIENCE:9) DO YOU HAVE A CHECK CASHING ACCOUNT? Yes/NO
10) EMAIL ADDRESS FOR RECEIVING AND SENDING OFEMAILS.
In consideration of your Service, you represent thatyou are of legal age to form a binding contract andare not a person barred from receiving services underthe laws of the United States or other applicablejurisdiction.
You also agree to(a) provide true, accurate, current and completeinformation about yourself as prompted by theService's verification form (such information beingthe Registration Data) and(b) there shall be no third party beneficiaries tothis Agreement.

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