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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:
  • "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)
  • "cashiers check" (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)
• 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.
  • +447031903885 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jimmy Mike" <jimmy_mike01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 04:09:58 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER

Dear Friend..
My name is Jimmy Mike,I live in London,Uk with my wife and two
kids and three dogs. I majored in business management and have been
working in a small firm till i recently inherited my late uncle's company a
year ago,D & J TEXTILES AND FABRICS.The company produces various clothing
materials,batiks,assorted fabrics and traditional costume which we have
clients
we supply weekly in the states. When my uncle passed away he
was in the process of expanding to West Africa and the Us.I am at the newly
completed base in Africa right now and we have made such a large client
base in the Us but I am always facing serious difficulties when it
comes to selling to Americans,they are always offering to pay with a US
MONEYORDERS OR CASHIERS CHECKS, which is difficult for me to cash here
in United Kingdom Or AFrica..

I am looking for a representative in the states who will be working
for me as a partime worker and i will be willing to pay 7% for every
transaction,which wouldnt affect ur present state of work,someone who
would help me recieve payments from my customers in the states and get
them processed at us banks. I mean someone that is responsible and
reliable,cause the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is
very expensive,i am working on setting up a branch in the states,so for
now i need a representative in the united states who will be handling
the payment aspect. These payments are in money order and they would
come to you in your name, so all you need do is cash the money order
deduct your percentage and wire the rest back. It wouldnt cost you any
amount,you are to receive payments which will be sent to you by fedex
or usps from my business patners, which would come in form of a money
order then u are to cash it and send the cash to me via western union
money transfer all western union charges will be deducted from the
money. Kindly get back to us as soon as possible if you are
interested in this job offer and i will brief you further with what
this job will entail.

WARM REGARDS
Jimmy Mike
+ 44 7031903885

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