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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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +447031919251 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448715048296 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Terry Williams" <terry004@marvellouszone.com>
Reply-To: mrterry@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:30:26 +0000
Subject: A PART TIME JOB FOR YOU

Dear Sir/Madam,

Would u like to work online from home and get paid weekly ?

H & L LIMITED needs a book-keeper in the state,so i want to know if u will
like to work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or
affecting ur present job?

It's just that i presently run a textile and fabrics firm i inherited from
my late Dad in the UK and we need someone to work for the company as a
representative/book keeper in the states.

My company produces various clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and
traditional costume which we have clients we supply weekly in the states.

My clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of checks which
are not readily cashable outside the United States, So we need someone in
the States to work as our representative and assist us in processing the
payments from our clients and i will pay him weekly salary.

ALL U NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES GET
IT CASHED IN UR BANK THEN DEDUCT UR WEEKLY PAY AND FOWARD THE BALANCE
TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

Our payments will be issued out in ur name and u get them cashed in ur bank
deduct ur weekly salary and foward the balance to the company via western
union money transfer. Please you can give me a call on my telephone number
+44-7031-919-251

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

Warmest Regards,
Terry Williams
CEO H&L Fabrics & textiles
104 Leonard Street
London EC2A 4RH
ph: +44-871-504-8296
Tel: +44-7031-919-251


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