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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
  • "cheques " (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a 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.
  • info_brimoltd@mail2engineer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Brimo Group" <contact_usnow@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:48:27 +0000
Subject: Trusted Representative Needed !!!

                 SOLICITING FOR A REP. IN YOUR COUNTRY

I am Mr James Kirks , Board Director, Brimo Group ltd. I represent the above named Company based in China. My company manufacture, supply and export plastics, candle holder, wind chime, photo frame, suncatcher, night lamp,tiffany lamp and the other decorations.We got your email through Business Directory. We were recently given a two year contract to supply our product to Canada/America and Europe trade zones. We are searching for a representative who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Europe and America as well as making payments through you as our payment officer. In our just concluded Annual General Meeting (AGM).
 
 I, as the CEO of this multinational company hereby relate with you because of the communication problem faced by most of our Board Members, since many of them cannot read, speak or write English language except Chinnese which is our official language . In view of this you are expected to relate directly with me as the company representative since i decieded to contact you and give them frequent update about our activities. Most of our customers have problem in making payment to us as we do not run foreign accounts.

 

About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through Certified Cheques and Money orders or bank transfers based on the amount involved.

Your Task

We have decided to open this new job position for solving this problem.
Your tasks are;

1. Recieve payment from Customers

2. Cash Payments at your Bank

3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed

4. Forward balance afer deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to.    (Payment is to forwarded either by MoneyGram or Western Union Money Transfer).  www.westernunion.com  www.moneygram.com

 

Local Money transfers takes barely hours, so it will give us a possibility  to get customer's payment almost immediately.  For example you've got 3000.00USD. You take your income : 300.00 USD. Send to us: 2700.00 USD. First month you will have 15-20 transactions on 3000.00-4000.00 USD. So you may calculate your income.  For example 18 transactions on 3500.00 USD gives you 4410.00 USD. Plus your basic monthly salary of 1000.00 USD, Total: 5410.00 USD per month.

After establishing a close co-operation with us you'll be able to operate with
larger orders and you'll be able to earn more.  Our payments will be issued out in your name and you can have them cashed in your bank or other Cashing Services.
Deduct your weekly salary and foward the balance to the company via western union money transfer or moneygram money transfer. We understand it is an unusual  and incredible job position. This job takes only 3-7 hours per week. You'll have a
lot of free time doing another job, you'll get good income and regular job.

Please if you are interested forward to us your
phone/fax number and your full contact address
Thanks in advance please fill in the blank spaces below
 1.Your Full Names....................
2. Your Full Contact Address...........
3. State/Country.............................
4. Your Phone/Fax Numbers.. ..................
And send details to

info_brimoltd@mail2engineer.com  

Thanks for your time.
 

Regards,

 

James Kirks

 

(President/CEO)

 

Anti-fraud resources:

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