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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. )
  • "cheques " (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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a 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.
  • mrwilliam_2007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mrwilliam_2007@yahoo.co.uk <mrwilliam_2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:41:01 -0400
Subject: Job Emploment




F&T FABRICS AND GALLERIES LTD.

41 QUEENSTOWN ROAD

BATTERSEA LONDON ,

SW83RE UNITED KINGDOM

Email: mrwilliam_2007@yahoo.co.uk



COMPANY WORKING HOUR'S

9:00am to 6:00pm all days.



Hello,



We are glad to offer you for a job position with our company. We need someone to work for the company as a Representative/Book keeper in the USA. This is in view of our not having an office presently in the USA.You don't need to have an Office (WORK FROM HOME OR PART-TIME) and this certainly won't disturb any form of work you have going at the moment.



Our Company specialises in the Sourcing,Outsourcing and Procurement of any commodity from the Eastern European supply base.We undertake order placement as a one-off batch and project management of the transfer of an entire series of processes and commodities without compromising quality.We source the following variety of clothing materials:- batiks,assorted fabrics for interior decor, silk and traditional costumes which we have clients we supply weekly in the USA.

Our integrated network of yarn and fabric manufacturing operations use state-of-the-art textile equipment from the world's leading suppliers. Order

processing,production monitoring and process flow are seamlessly integrated through a company-wide computer network.



* No form of investments from you (you are not going to put in money at all).

* This job takes only 3-5 hours per week



Presently with the amount of Orders we have, we cannot put them on hold for fear of loosing the customers outrightly. Secondly we cannot cash these payments from the US soon enough, as international Cheques take about 25-30 working days for cash to be made available.We lose about 12,000 USD of net income each month because we have money transfer delays.Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the payment process.You are not involved in any sales or marketing.

Once orders are recieved and sorted we deliver the product to a customer (usually through FEDEX).The customer receives and send payment to you. Your tasks are:



1.Recieve payment from Customers.

2. Cash Payments at your Bank (Upon the paper instruction enclosed in same envelope alongside the cheques).

3. Deduct 10% which will be your commission/pay on each Payment processed

4. Forward balance after deduction of commission/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to.(Payment is to be forwarded either by

MoneyGram or Western Union Money Transfer Preferably).



I am working on setting up a branch in the state, so for now i need a representative/bookkeeper in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA who will be handling the payment aspect for our company. But the problem i have is trust, i have made arrangement with the FBI in Washington,that if anybody gets away with my money they will definately get hold with the person,and the person will go to JAIL for LOOTING my funds, you are to receive PAYMENTS which will be sent to you by the FEDEX or UPS from my customers, which would come in form of CERTIFIED CHEQUES, TRAVELLERS CHEQUES OR MONEY ORDERS then you kindly follow the enclosed paper instructions.After recieving processing series of payments at the end of every month we make roughly

$20,000 or more and 10% of that is $2000 which will be going to your pockets.

Our payments will be issued out in your name and you can have them cashed at your bank or other Cashing Services(Upon the paper instruction enclosed in same envelope alongside the cheques).Deduct your commission 10% and forward the balance according to the paper instruction . If you are interested, Kindly send to me the listed information below:



#Your full name:

#Your full home address (STREET,CITY, STATE AND ZIPCODE):

#Your age:

#Occupation:

#Marital status:

#Direct contact telephone number (VALID AND WORKING):

#Your email address:



If you feel that you are a serious and earnest person and you want to work for F&T FABRICS AND GALLERIES LTD,KINDLY FILL THE ABOVE EMPLOYMENT DETAILS AND SEND VIA EMAIL AND WE'LL CONTACT YOU UPON THE RECEIPT.

ONLY SERIOUS AND INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS SHOULD PLEASE REPLY.



WARMEST REGARD,

FROM: CEO /FRED THOMAS.

Email: mrwilliam_2007@yahoo.co.uk

F&T FABRICS AND GALLERIES LTD






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