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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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 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.
  • +34658082613 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: altaworld@zwallet.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 15:10:08 +0200
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation.
We are a leading independent consultancy analysing technologies and
market trends in the waste management, environmental and renewable
energy sectors. We work on a world-wide basis. We are experts in
appraising novel technologies against market requirements and have
unique expertise in pyrolysis, gasification, MBT and AD
(anaerobic digestion) processes, and market research.

We export into the Canada/America and some Part of Asia and Africa.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting our funds from our costumers in the
Canada/America/Asia as well as making payments through these
representatives to us at the Alta World.

Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us
and being Alta World representative, so our clients could make payment
to you being our representative, we will be very glad, Compensations
will be given and other benefits.

Contact us for more information, If this proposal is acceptable to you.
Please get back to us, so that we can work out a remuneration for your
services as our representative in Canada/America/Asia.

For further information’s you could write back to us.

William Robinson
Asst Director
Tel : +34-658-082-613
Fax : +34-654-262-339
E-mail: admin@altaworld.com
Site : www.altaworld.com

Thanks,
Mr Lopez Antonio
Secretary.
info@altaworld.com
www.altaworld.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam