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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)
• 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.
  • +447031931435 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712476113 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "shyne bam" <agnessamuel23@msn.com>
Reply-To: larucheetextiles@msn.com
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:29:44 +0000
Subject: WORK FOR US

Dear,

Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly ?
LARUCHEE TEXTILE needs a book-keeper in the states, so I want to
know if you will like to work online from home and get paid weekly without
leaving or affecting your present job? Basically to handle our us checks.
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.
Our clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of Money
Orders,Bank transfer,TT 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 we will pay him/her wage
We are interested in discussing and engaging agents who are high networth
and reputable individuals who can help us receive our payments for deals
closed by us in the United States .
As our Payment Receiving Agents, your primary role in the business
transaction is to receive our payments, either by bank transfer,money
orders,checks or TT and hold the funds in trust for us for use in making
other purchases, payments or further investments in within the us if need
be.
Your commission for any payment received and processed on our behalf is 10%
of the funds.

You will be given more information and NCNDA/MoU upon your indication of
interest.
Our need for your cooperation is because of non favourable location,
financial and economic structures and policies we are experiencing in our
primary location.

Your good cooperation greatly expected.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

Mr Shyne B Samuel
LARUCHEE Fabrics & textiles
LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM
VONO LTD
PHONE:+44-703-193-1435
FAX: +44-87-1247-6113



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