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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: "kelvin mark" <kelvinmar@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 03:05:58 +0100
Subject: employment offer !!!!!!!!!!11


Dear Sir/Madam,

Would u like to work online from home and get paid weekly ? WALTETRLEATHERS
INC, 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? We are into Leathers and fabrics production here in the United
Kingdom and we need someone to work for the company as a representative/book
keeper in the states. Our company produces various kind of Leathers,Furs all
sorts of animal seasonal leathers,.both soft and hard leathers,used in
Winter and the sahara, 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 we will pay him weekly salary. ALL U NEED TO
DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE UNITED 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 SO ALL I NEED IS TO FOWARD UR INFORMATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS IN THE
STATES AND THEY ISSUE PAYMENTS IN FORM OF MONEY ORDERS, THEN SEND IT TO U
VIA MAIL OR COURIER. I will need ur Full name, Residential Address and Phone
Number so we can foward it to our clients and they will start making
payments to u as the company' representative in the states I WILL EMAIL U A
LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR COMPANY WHICH U HAVE TO REPLY WITH AN
ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND A SCANNED COPY OF UR INDETIFICATION ATTACHED TO IT. AS
SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TO U I WILL LET U KNOW AND I WILL GIVE
U THE INFORMATION TO SEND FUNDS TO THE COMPANY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER. I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. Warmest Regards,
JUDITH HUNTER CLAY CEO
walter leathers incorporations

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