419 scam: "ANDREW ORPHANAGE HOMES"<test@live.com> JOB OFFER:ANDREW ORPHANAGE HOMES

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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. )
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.
- +447024058579 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANDREW ORPHANAGE HOMES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andreworphanagehomes@live.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:27:22 -0700
Subject: JOB OFFER:ANDREW ORPHANAGE HOMES

ANDREW ORPHANAGE HOMES
HEAD OFFICE:158 Crawley road
Roffey Horsham,London
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44-702-405-8579
send your reply to me on: andreworphanagehomes@live.com

Dear Friend,

Thank you for contacting us concerning the job offer posted on Craigslist. My name is Mr. Andrew Moore, I wish to offer you a part-time job in which is of mutual benefit. I resigned from my job early last year as a research scientist for ARINI (Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland) but still work part-time as a freelance consultant for the institute.My wife Mrs Mary Moore and I presently reside in London,United Kingdom . However, due to the passion we have for children, we decided to run a humanitarian organization of saving the lives of the homeless and abandon children in order to contribute our quarter towards giving these Children's lives a meaning just as our God demanded of us to care for the homeless.We have been operating for 6 years now but we are building more homes for the less priviledge in some countries of the world.

We presently have our orphanage homes in India,United Kingdom,Somalia and Ghana,France, Republic of Benin,Qatar and we hope to get to other countries in time to come. we run this organization with the help of some individuals and companies who values the lives of these children and had made up their minds to send funds for their upkeeps.Most of our funding is from American and Canadians friends whom we have solicited for their help and we are overwhelmed by their eagerness to send funds to us.

However we are finding it difficult receiving these funds as the bunch of the payments are in USA/CANADA based money orders which we find difficult to cash here in LONDON. To enable us receive all the donations, I wish to employ you on contract basis to be my payment representative back in the states or Canada, this way you will receive the Money Orders from our Donors, cash them easily, deduct 10% of the total amount in every payment as your commission and then send the rest back to me via Western Union wire transfer or Money GRAM.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THE BELOW ACCOUNT,YOU ARE QUALIFIED FOR OUR JOB OFFER:

1. Receive Money Order payment from willing Clients
2. line of Credit Account
3. Business or Home Equity Line of Credit.
4. Company Account/Business Account
5. Visa or Master card credit card

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation! For instance:If you receive $200,000(TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND) USD via any of the above account you will get $20,000(TWENTY THOUSAND USD on our behalf). You will cash the money and keep your percentage (10% of any amount you receive on our behalf) for yourself! At this beginning, your commission will be 10% but willl increase as time goes on.

Thanks for your anticipated action, and we hope to hear back from you.GOD LOVES WHO WISH TO HELP PRIVILEDGED,GOD IS CALLING ON YOU TO HELP BY CONTRIBUTING YOUR OWN QUOTA TO THE UPBRING OF THE LESS PRIVILEDGE.

N .B if you are interested with the job offer we will need you to furnish with this detailed information.

1)YOUR FULL NAMES :
2)CONTACT ADDRESS:
3)CITY:
4)STATE:
5)ZIPCODE:
6)DIRECT TELEPHONE :
7)AGE & OCCUPATION :

reply me on: andreworphanagehomes@live.com

Regards,

Mr Andrew Moore,
Andrew Orphanage Homes.
+44-702-405-8579

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