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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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • thomas4actexo@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Thomas Brown" <thomas4actexo@msn.com>
Reply-To: thomas4actexo@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:15:21 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER

ACTEXO TEXTILE
&
FABRICS LIMITED
RM 604 EAST OCEAN CENTRE
26 GRANVILLE ROAD
TSIM SHA TSUI EAST,KLN
HONG KONG
www.actexotextile.com

My name is THOMAS BROWN, Executive Marketing officer for ACTEXO
TEXTILES
AND FABRICS LTD. I saw your advert on the web for employment and will
be so
glad to have you as our agent if you're still looking for job. Do check
out
our web site (www.actexotextile.com) for more details.
We've been selling our products for the past few years and we're lately
facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling our products to
Americans cos they are always offering to pay with a US MONEY
ORDER/CHECK,
which is difficult for us to cash here. We are looking for a
representative
in the states who will be working for us as a partime worker and we'll
be
willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which wouldnt affect your
present
state of work.
We need someone who would be helping in receiving payments from our
clients
in the States. An agent who is responsible and reliable that will be
handling the payment aspect. The payment will be addressed and sent to
you
and all you need do is to get it cashed, deduct your percentage and
wire the
balance back to any of our accountants/lawyers in our regional
warehouses.
The problem we have is getting someone that is really capable and
trustworthy as though we surely have our way of getting anyone that
tried to
get away with our money. The FBI will surely be interested and get
involved.
This offer is not going to cost you any amount cos all you need to do
is to
receive payments which will be sent to you via delivery courier from
our
clients, which would come in form of a money order/check get it cashed
and
send the cash to our accountants/lawyers via MONEYGRAM MONEY TRANSFER,
and
required charges for all transfer should be deducted from the money. If
you're interested, kindly get back to me ASAP via this
email.......thomas4actexo@yahoo.fr so that i can feed you with more
informations about the jobs.
Looking forward to your response.
Yours Faithfully
Thomas Brown
For
Actexo & Fabrics LTD.



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