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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "money orders " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bencov Konovalov" <ben_lov@msn.com>
Reply-To: ben_lov@myway.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:17:21 +0000
Subject: WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH US?

Dear Friend,

Good day to you, my name is Bencov Konovalov, I am an
artist with my wife Irene Konovalov, I am from Russia,
but presently based in West-Africa (Nigeria),I
have two kids and we all live together.
Most of my artworks includes nesting dolls, laser
glass items, hand carved chess sets and lacquer
boxes. Also Wall and Bed Quilts etc.I have recently
added designing and also had my work featured on
trading cards, prints and in magazines. I normally
Market all my art works & galleries to individuals and
private companies in United States of America based on contacts or
recommendations from people that has prevoiusly bought
from us.

We export our products into Europe/America. We are
Searching for an honest representatives who can help
us establish a medium of getting to our clients in
America/Europe as well as making payments through you
to us. This is because all our customers in America
are always offering to pay with U.S POSTAL MONEY
ORDERS, sometimes BANKER DRAFT, and it is very difficult
for us to cash U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDERS  AND BANKER DRAFT here in Nigeria, This is Because the Nigerian Government does not permit the usage of U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDERS here in  Nigeria.

Subject to your Satisfaction and willingness to go
into this partnership you will be given 10% out of the
total sum of every payment made to us through you from
our clients. If you are interested in transacting business with us,We will be very glad. There will be no financial obligation required From you in this transaction at all.
So all we need to do is to reach an agreement, then we
will instruct all our customers to raise CHECKS/MONEY
ORDERS on your name and send it to your address, Then
when you receive the MONEY ORDERS/CHECKS and cash
them, you will deduct 10% from the total money as your
commission, and send the balance to us here in Nigeria.
This project is 100% risk free and it is legal from
the American Government,if you are interested, kindly
send me the below informations:

 1. Your Complete Full Names.
 2. Your Residential Address.
 3. Your Telephone Numbers

Please ensures that you will be honest to me as you
know that we are in wicked world today,Therefore,if
you can be trusted and able to handle this
project,kindly email me back  immediately.I await your
urgent response.

Best Regards,
Mr.Bencov Konovalov.

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