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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)
  • "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)
  • "cashiers check" (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.
• 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.
  • t_bradley29@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Thomas Bradley" <tbradley110@msn.com>
Reply-To: t_bradley29@excite.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:48:05 +0000
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OFFER(WORK ONLINE)

Brad&Sons needs a book-keeper/company
representative in the states.this project has been developed in a way not
to affect your present job nor bring you any form of stress but in
order to help take care of those extra costs.
Brad&Sons is a small company thats deals in
the production various clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and
traditional costumes which was passed across to me from my late
grand mother. On my take over of the company it came to my
knowledge that there are a lot of lapses in handling funds that comein from
the
states which come in forms of cashiers
checks,company checks and
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 various clients which come in on a weekly,monthly and
annual
basis.This is why we decided to get a
representative over in the states to help us pick up our payments at your
contact address you shall be providing us,in order to process our
payment from our clients.
ALL U NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES GET
IT CASHED AT YOUR BANK, THEN DEDUCT UR PERCENTAGE(10% OF EACH PAYMENT) AND
FORWARD THE BALANCE OVER TO THE COMPANY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR VIA WESTERN UNION
.Our payments will be issued out in ur name as we would inform
our clients to do.Therefore the following details
would be needed from you:Your (fullname,conatct details and phone
number) where you could be reached. so we can foward it to our clients
and they will start making payments to u as the company's
representative in the states .

AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT AVAILABLE U I WILL LET U KNOW AND I WILL
GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO SEND FUNDS TO THE COMPANY VIA WESTERNUNION MONEY
TRANSFER. PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL AS I USE IT
TO STOP SPAM MAILS.
t_bradley29@excite.com
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
Warmest Regards,
Thomas Bradley,
CEO /managing director
Brad&Sons Fabrics Ltd



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