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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:

• 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.
  • +447023050362 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • alucado01@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: GRANDLANDIMPORT ANDEXPORTUK <grandlandimportandexportUK@web.de>
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:35:27 +0100
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED URGENTLY THIS 2006!!!


GRANDLAND IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY.
GOODS FOR IMPORT/EXPORT & FREIGHT FWDG SVCS.
UNITS 3A & 3B,OLYMPIC WAY,
SEFTEN BUSINESS PARK,AINTREE LIVERPOOL.
L30 1RD, UNITED KINGDOM


Good Day,

I am Briggs Smith, we are a group of business men who deal on raw
materials and export into america/europe and canada We are searching
for
representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
costumers in America/Europe as well as making payments through you to
us.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be
very glad.

Please contact our procurement officers, Mr Allen Lucado
for more information concerning the transaction at;

GLIEC PROCUREMENT OFFICE.
ALLEN LUCADO

Tel:+44-702-305-0362

E-mail: alucado01@yahoo.co.uk
Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our
representative
in
america/europe.

Please if you are interested, forward to us your phone number/fax and
your
full contact addresses immediately to Mr Allen Lucado for more
information
regarding this favourable transaction.

Respectfully Submitted,
Briggs Smith,
President

GRANDLAND IMPORT AND EXPORT

GOODS FOR IMPORT/EXPORT & FREIGHT FWDG SVCS.
UNITS 3A & 3B,OLYMPIC WAY,
SEFTEN BUSINESS PARK,AINTREE LIVERPOOL.
L30 1RD, UNITED KINGDOM


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