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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "charles miller" <ersimonsarts_2005@msn.com>
Reply-To: charlesmiller71@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:41:18 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER

Dear Sir/Madam,

Would u like to work online from home and get paid
weekly ?

C & M LIMITED needs a book-keeper in the state,so i
want to know if u will
like to work online from home and get paid weekly
without leaving or
affecting ur present job?

It's just that i presently run a textile and fabrics
firm i inherited from
my late Dad in the UK and we need someone to work for
the company as a
representative/book keeper in the states.

My company produces various clothing materials,
batiks, assorted fabrics and
traditional costume which we have clients we supply
weekly in the states.

My clients make payments for our supplies every week
in form of Money Orders
which are not readily cashable outside the United
States, So we need someone in the
States to work as our representative and assist us in
processing the
payments from our clients and i will pay him weekly
salary.

ALL U NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR
CLIENTS IN THE STATES
GET IT CASHED IN UR BANK THEN DEDUCT UR WEEKLY PAY AND
FOWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

Our payments will be issued out in ur name and u get
them cashed in ur bank
deduct ur weekly salary and foward the balance to the
company via western
union money transfer.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

Warmest Regards,
charles miller.
CEO C&M Fabrics & textiles.



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