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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "carl sparkles" <carl_sparkles002@msn.com>
Reply-To: carl_sparkles@myway.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:45:00 +0000
Subject: Inquiry.................Can you be a part of our team?!!!!

Attn: Sir/Madam,

 

Complements of the season to you ! This is Mr Carl Spakles,managinig director of a toy world imp./Exp. Corp U.k. We are a company  who Produce on Toys and export into the Canada/America. We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America  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 Personnel manager Mr.Nelly Clarkson at :nelly_clarkson@walla.com For futher details you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode Contract of which we will pay for your services as our representative in Canada/America .

 

Please if you are interested forward to us your phone number/fax and Postal Address.you can also check our website www.toyworld.com
Thanks In advance.
 
Mr.Carl Sparkles.
Managing Director
166B The Broadway,
Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX

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