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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:
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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. )
  • "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. 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. )
  • "cheque " (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.
• 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.
  • harry_anhui_md@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: harry cole <harry_anhui013@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <harry_anhui_md@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 04:31:33 +0000
Subject: ACT AS OUR COMPANY PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE



Dear Prospective Representative,ACT AS OUR COMPANY PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVEFirst and foremost, I will like to introduce to you''Anhui Guofeng Plastic Industry ''. Anhui Guofeng Group Co.Ltd is the State Key High-tech Enterprise and one of 18 Anhui Provincial Enterprise Groups and based in United kingdom and this commenced operations in 1984. We are into Plastic profile, Plastic film, Plastic pipe, power wire and non-metallic material production which is majorly imported from Asia and sold to our numerous customers all over the World.Presently, we are faced with some problems most especially with our Payment methods as most clients we have in the United States/Canada prefer to pay us with cheque rather than cash. We find it very cumbersome in accepting such payments due to the new monetary policy in our banking systems here in United kingdom and this is crippling our business. We have numerous customers inthe United States/Canada and we cannot afford to loose them due to this problem.These payments are in money order or cheque and also wire tranfer in the bank and they would come to you in your name, so all you need do is cash the money order or cheque tranfer in your bank deduct your percentage and wire the rest back.We hereby request for your hand in partnership to act as our payment Representatives (Anhui Guofeng Plastic Industry), to act as our clients who shall receive payment on our behalf from our customers in the Unitedb States and Canada. You shall be entitled to 10% of each payment you receive on our behalf and this shall be a continuous process.please send your response and acceptance via same email for futher proceedure.N: B, Please send to me the listed information below:APPLICATIONFIRST NAME :LAST NAME :ADDRESS:CITY :STATE :ZIP CODE :COUNTRY :PHONE NUMBER (S) GENDER :YOUR BANK NAME:MARITAL STATUS :AGE :NATIONALITY :I will be needing your home address, so that my customers will send the MONEY ORDERS or CASHIER CHECK to you via DHL, FedEx or overnight shipment.Thanks for your anticipated assistant and God bless..Yours Sincerely,TO: CEO / HARRY COLEUnits 5 & 6Park RoadFromeSomersetBA11 1EUUnited KingdomCOMPANY WORKING HOUR'S9:00am to 6:pm all days.ALL REPLY SHOULD BE SEND TO MR HARRY COLE ON harry_anhui_md@yahoo.co.uk
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