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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:

• 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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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 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.
  • +447031954374 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • lntextile101@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kelvin smith" <lntextile101@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:37:46 +0000
Subject: would you like to work with us



Dear Sir/Madam,
Would u like to work online from home/temporarily and get paid weekly ?
we are glad to offer you for a job position at our company,L&N Fabrics
and Textiles We need someone to work for the company as a
representative/book keeper in the states. This is in view of our not
having an office presently in the US. You dont need to have an Office and
this certainly wont disturb any form of work you ahve going at the moment.
we have clients we supply weekly in the state.
Our integrated yarn and fabric manufacturing operations use state-of-the-art
textile equipment from the world's leading suppliers. Order processing,
production monitoring and process flow are seamlessly integrated
through a company-wide computer network * The average monthly income is
about5000.00 usd.
* No form of investments from you.
* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day our company manufactures and sells
textile and fabrics. We have sales representatives all over the world to
distribute our
products. You know, that it's not easy to start a business in a new market
(being
the US). There are hundreds of competitors, close direct contacts between
suppliers and customers and other difficulties, which impede our sales
promotion.
We have decided to deliver the products in upfront, it's very risky but
it should push up sales on 25 percent.Thus we need to get payments for our
products as soon as it possible
becasuse customers can just "forget" to pay. Unfortunately we are unable to
open bank accounts
in the United US without first registering the company name. Presently with
the amount of Orders we have, we cannot put the on hold. For fear of
loosing the customers outrightly. Secondly we cannot cash these payments
from the US soon enough as international Cheques take about 14 working days
for
cash to be made available.
We lose about 75,000 USD of net income each month because we have money
transfer delays.
YOUR TASK
Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the
payment process. You are not invloved in any sales. Our sales manager sells
products.
Once he makes a sale we deliver the product to a customer (usually through
FEDEX).
The customer receives and checks the products. After this has been done
the customer has to pay for the products.
About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through Certified Cheques
and Money orders based on the amount involved.
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 Money Gramme or Western Union Money
Transfer.
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 may have up to 15-20 transactions on 4000.00-5000.00USD
Plus your basis monthly salary is 1,500.00 USD
After establishing close co-operation 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 get them cashed in
your bank 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. But this job is very
challenging and you should understand it. We are
looking only for the worker who satisfies our requirements and will be an
earnest
assistant. We are glad to offer this job position to you. If you feel that
you are a
serious and earnest worker and if you want to work for L&N Fabrics and
Textiles,a letter of employment would be sent to and you would fill it out
and send back via email and you will receive necessary information in 1-48
hours. You should reply to my email address which is
lntextile101@yahoo.com
L&N Fabrics and Textiles
PHONE NUMBER.....+447031954374
3 LONG MARSH LANE
WEST THAMESMEAD
LONDON
SE28 0LS
ENGLAND

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