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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.
  • +447031819436 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Susan Bailey" <jobdept_netscapeartsandcraft345@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:15:19 +0000
Subject: FINANCE MANAGER NEEDED IN OUR COMPANY

   

  NETSCAPE ARTS AND CRAFTS.
   Goods for Import & Export
    807 MARK FORD, KENT,
   WILL MAYVILLE ESTATE,
  MO1 2HS,UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Employee
NETSCAPE ARTS AND CRAFTS., Is a company based in UK , which specialize in the distribution of various Arts and crafts   and  export into the Canada/America and Europe. Due to the expansion of our products on the markets of CANADA,USA,JAPAN,DUBAI AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. we started recruitment for the position of the representative Officer in your country.

 

  REQUIIREMENT FOR EMPLOYEES ARE:
.Honest, responsible and dedicated
.Having no problem with the authorities
.Having a functional bank account to receive payment (Company account is an advantage)
.Having a reliable business and mobile phone
While working for us you are supposed to receive payments from our clients from the information forwarded to you from the procurement  office. This scheme seems for us to be the most efficient, since it guarantees the fastest delivery of payments from our customers and also allows avoiding the major delays in getting the money. This means that the customers are able to receive the products in the shortest possible date.

 

WHAT IS YOUR INTEREST?
You will get 6-10% commission from the whole sum of every transaction by you. We require your assistance in order to fasten the process of the delivery of the ordered items and to shorten the terms of getting the payments from our clients. Working for us, you are not only making money for yourself,you are also helping thousands of people around the world in need of Arts and crafts  materials for their Household and industrial use.

 

We are grateful for your attention.Your email has been forwarded by www.monster.co.uk at our request,because you or somebody else has subscribed for the delivery of the job offers on the internet.We wish you good luck and happiness. Send confirmation via email to   Rabbort Mark ,President/CEO: dmark@uk2.net, For more informations on how you can start as the company Representative Officer.

 

   Very Respectfully,
    Mrs Susan Bailey
     +447031819436
   Marketing Director
NETSCAPE ARTS AND CRAFTS.

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