419 scam: "RAC Motoring Services"<employment@rac.co.uk> Please reply to: employment.rac@live.co.uk

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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:
- "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. )
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "down here in united kingdom" (these scammers pretend to be based in the UK, but they are really in Africa)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447045724839 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "RAC Motoring Services" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <employment.rac@live.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:43:03 +0200
Subject: Please reply to: employment.rac@live.co.uk

We have our company here in United Kingdom and we deal on Car Buying, Car
care, Insurance, Training on how to drive, Loans and leasing, Motorcycle
services and so many more, we have few client from the USA/CANADA,
California, Florida, New York, Ontario, Quebec and so many other states in
the USA/CANADA, but we have been having problems with most of our clients
from USA/CANADA, because some would prefer to pay by Bank wires or
Electronic Bill Payments, few uses Cashier checks, which we can not cash here, but it is easy to cash over in
the USA/CANADA, so we are looking forward to get representatives around
the USA/CANADA that can be working for us as a part-time job, which we are
willing to pay 10% of every money you receive from our clients, so you
would just need to help us get the payment and get it cashed directly from
your bank and send the money to us down here in United Kingdom or to any
of our local offices worldwide via money gram outlet or western union.

We are looking for a reliable and trust worthy person, which would not
take our money and run away, but its always easy to track the person in
the USA/CANADA, but we just need to trust you that you will receive the
payment and send the money back to us, why we really need you to work for
us is because the cost of coming to the States to get the payment and go
to cash it our self, will be lot more stressful, because most client would
not want to send money via Money Gram or western union.

For Example:
You receive a payment of $1000.00USD
You deduct your income $100.00USD
Send to us: 900.00USD and you pay the cost of sending from the $900.00
or from the money left with you after deducting your income.

If you are interested, we would require your full name, address and phone
numbers where we can reach you and also provide us details of where you
work and your position in your work place.

If interested please reply with the following information

1. NAME:
2. AGE:
3. PHONE:
4. FULL RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS :
5. PRESENT EMPLOYER/OCCUPATION:
6. You are required to also forward to us a valid form of I.D for
Identification and verification purposes.

Regards as I awaits your response,

James Warwick.
RAC Motoring Services
Registered Nos. 01424399
RAC House
1 Forest Road
Feltham
Middlesex
TW13 7RR
United Kingdom
+44-704-572-4839

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