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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024031356 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: david johnson <pacificfabrics0081@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 16:48:15 -0800
Subject: PART TIME JOB OFFER



Dear Sir/Madam,We are glad to offer you for a job position with our company.We needsomeone to work for the company as a Representative/Book keeper in theUSA. This is in view of our not having an office presently in theUSA.You don't need to have an Office and this certainly won't disturb any formof work you have going at the moment.Our Company specializes in theSourcing,Outsourcing and Procurement of any commodity from the EasternEuropean supply base.We undertake order placement as a one-off batch and project managementof the transfer of an entire series of processes and commodities withoutcompromising quality.We source the following variety of clothingmaterials:- batiks,assorted fabrics for interior decor, silk andtraditional costumes which we have clients we supply weekly in the USA.Our integrated network of yarn and fabric manufacturing operations usestate-of-the-art textile equipment from the world's leading suppliers.Order processing,production monitoring and process flow are seamlesslyintegrated through a company-wide computer network.The average monthly income is about 4000USD(1000 USD salary inclusive).* No form of investments from you.* This job takes only 1-3 hours per dayAbout the job:We have sales representatives all over the world to distribute ourproducts.It's a known fact,that it's not easy to start a business in anew market (being the US). There are hundreds of competitors, close directcontacts between suppliers and customers and other difficulties,whichimpede our sales promotion.We have decided to deliver the productsupfront,Presently with the amount of Orders we have, we cannot put them on holdfor fear of loosing the customers outrightly. Secondly we cannot cashthese payments from the US soon enough, as international Cheques takeabout 15-20 working days for cash to be made available.Your task is tocoordinate payments from customers and help us with the paymentprocess.You are not involved in any sales or marketing.After this has been done the customer has to pay for the products.About90percent of our customers prefer to pay through Certified Cheques andTraveller's cheques on the amount involved.We have decided to open thisnew job position for solving this problem.Your tasks are:Recieve payment from Customers.2. Cash Payments at your Bank.3. Deduct 10% which will be your commission/pay on each Paymentprocessed4. Forward balance after deduction of commission/pay to any of theofficesyou will be contacted to send payment through (Western Union MoneyTransfer).www.westernunion.comOur payments will be issued out in your name and you can have themcashed at your bank or other Cashing Services.Deduct your commission andfoward the balance to the company . If you are interested, N: B, Please sendto me the listed information below:#Your full name:#Your full home address,#Your age,#Occupation and as well your#marital status, and your,#direct contact telephone number,
We understand that this job position is very challenging and you shouldunderstand it. We are looking only for persons who satisfy ourrequirements and will be an earnest assistant.We envisage 3-7 workhours per week.If you feel that you are a serious, trustworthy and earnestperson and you want to work for PACIFIC FABRICS,Please respondimmediately.ONLY SERIOUS AND INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS SHOULD PLEASE REPLY.TO: CEO / DAVID JOHNSONPACIFIC FABRICSUnits 5 & 6Park RoadFromeSomersetBA11 1EUUnited KingdomCOMPANY WORKING HOUR'S9:00am to 6:pm all days.Tel: +44-702-403-1356Tel: +44-702-403-1357Tel: +44-702-403-1358PACIFIC FABRICS. RECRUITMENT
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