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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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. )
• 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.
  • kathleenhenagan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kathleen Henagan <livegame05@live.com>
Reply-To: <kathleenhenagan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:26:38 -0800
Subject: ONLINE EMPLOYMENT



Unique Beads Inc.124 East End Road, London N2 0SZ, United Kingdom. Dear Friend, Greetings from "Unique Beads Inc". My name is Kathleen Henagan , I am the Director of Unique Beads Inc. here in London. We are a small Company which specialised in the collection and supply of AFRICAN TRADE BEADS - JEWELRY - ARTEFACTS and CURIOS ancient and modern. I run the Company with my lovely Husband Melvin Henagan who has been contributing immensely to the growth of our Business.I am from New Zealand but presently based in East-London United Kingdom. Our product range includes Bohemian Crystal Cut Glass Beads, Feshwater Pearls and more. We supply International Stores with household names, Craft Shops, Market Traders and individuals. We have been selling our products since the last 3 years and have had our work featured in magazines. We supply our Beads, Jewlery and Artefacts mostly to stores and individuals in United States of America. Our supply to USA has really increased our turnover. However, my husband and I are always facing serious difficulties when it comes to PAYMENTS, this is because most customers in U.S are always offering to pay us with U.S MONEY ORDERS or CHECKS which we find very difficult to cash here in U.K Right now, my husband and I are looking for a representative in the U.S who will be helping us to cash the U.S MONEY ORDERS or CHECKS as the case may be and wire the cash to us here in U.K. We have a lot of customers in U.S, therefore a Representative there will highly be useful to our business. So we write you to seek for your partnership, we want you to be our AMERICA REPRESENTATIVE so that our Customers there can be issue the MONEY ORDERS or CHECK in your name and you will need to cash them and send the cash to us here in the UK. If you accept this offer, you shall be receiving 10% commission as your interest for any amount of checks/money orders you cashed, which means that you can earning at least $2000.00 Three Thousand American Dollars every week as your commission becuase we have alot of customers in the U.S. If you are okay with this offer, we will instruct all our customers to raise Checks/Money Orders on your name and send it to your address. When you receive the and cash them at your bank, you will deduct 10% from the total money as your commission, and send the balance to us here in U.K. This project is 100% risk free and it is legal from the American Government. If you are interested, kindly send me the below information's: 1. Your Complete Full Names.2. Your Shipping Address.3. Your age and Occupation.4. Your Telephone number Respond as soon as possible with the above required information to enable me contact my Customers. Reach me on: Kathleenhenagan@gmail.com. Best Wishes, Kathleen Henagan,Unique Beads Inc.124 East End Road, London N2 0SZ, United Kingdom.
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