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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • finance_centuryartworkworld@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ksmith_centuryartworkworld@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: MRS KATHY SMITH <ksmith_centuryartworkworld@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:08:13 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE




HEAD OFFICE BRANCH OFFICE
:288 Royal palm Street, : 3rd Floor, Copland House
: Chelsea w84pt London : Kojo Thompson Road,
: SUSARTWORLD HOME : P.O.Box AN11489
: Mrs Kathy Smith : Adabraka Accra Unitedkingdom.
www.susartworld.8m.net finance_centuryartworkworld@yahoo.co.uk
ksmith_centuryartworkworld@yahoo.co.uk





Hello,


Good day to you and compliments of the season, We have been ushered into a prosperous & interesting brand bew year. Permit me to introduce my self and the family to you, my name is Kathy Smith , I am an artist , and the owner of Sus Art World .I live and work in London - Great Britain with my two kids, 2 cats, one dog and the love of my life, my husband Johnson Smith who also is my financial director.
I have been into artwork since childhood. That gives me years of experience. I majored in Art in high school and took a few college Art courses. Most of my work are done in either pencil or airbrush mixed with color pencils. I have recently added designing and creating artwork on the computer. I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and i have had my works featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines. I
have sold some of my art works to some private companies in United States of America and Asia nations. But i face some difficulties when it comes to Payment, because all my customers in America always offer to pay me with U.SPOSTAL MONEY ORDERS OR CASHIERS CHECK, and i find it very difficult to cash the MONEY ORDERS / CASHIERS CHECK here in London, This is because the British Government does not permit the usage of U.S POSTAL MONEYORDERS / CASHIERS CHECKS in Britain. Right now am in searching for a representative in United States that will be able to be a joint venture with me by helping in cashing the MONEY ORDERS / CASHIERS CHECKS in America and wire the available funds to me in Britain. The above situation prompted my decision to solicit your co-operation to take delivery of this funds into your custody, for safety, for my proposed investment as you will be adequately compensated and entitled to 10% commission of any amount involve for your time and effort in assisting in any of
the assign transaction.
This transaction is risk free and legal from the American Government and Britain Government also, which our attorney will bind us and you a brigde of Contract. For futher communication and joint venture with me, i will require that you contact the love of my life and my financial director, in the person of my Husband:

Mr Johnson Smith.
E-mail:. finance_centuryartworkworld@yahoo.co.uk

Once again this transaction is 100% risk free and legal from the United States Government and the British Government, so feel free about this transaction and get back to him to enable us proceed. Thanks for going through this proposal.



Warm Regards.
Kathy Smith .
www.susartworld.8m.net




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