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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
• 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.
  • lizzydonard003@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • lizzydonard001@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Lizzy=20donard?= <lizzydonard003@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: lizzydonard001@yahoo.com.au
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:05:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Good Day


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: lizzydonard003@yahoo.co.in

Good Day,



Our company is situated in England and we are looking for a Male or Female representative in the United States of America,Canada and other parts of Europe who can be working for us as a partime worker and get (10%) on every work you do. We are happy to inform you that this would not affect your present state of work.



Am 32/ Female / England, london, I work for Lantex Manufacturing Company Limited (LMCL) in England. http://www.lantex.co.uk . I will like to know your Age ,Sex and Location, what you do for a living and

if retired better .



Our main factory is located in UK were we extract the raw materials need for the manufacturing of fabrics from Africa,Asia and South Americans We produce standard articles for the promotional, catering,

hotel and laundry trades.



Our company also manufacture to our customers specific design requirements. As our main area of business is the promotional market we are constantly working with our clients on new and innovative designs and provide a fast and flexible service Blank Tea Towels,

Cotton Canvas Bags and Cotton Drill Aprons are our most popular products used by screen printers and embroiderers for tourism, schools, special events and promotions Our company is looking for representative all over United States of America,Canada and other parts of Europe , someone who would help us recieve payments from our customers in all this areas because the cost of moving all over and getting payments is very expensive, we can spend up 2,500 dollars on every trip,(feeding,accomodation and air tickets) so we need a representative who will be handling this aspect.



Ouir company is willing to pay 10% of every payment you recieve on our behalf, and you can still keep your regular job while you work for us.



All you have to do is help us recieve payments from our customers ,these payments may come in Cheques,Cashiers Cheques, Money rder,Wal-Mat Money Order and Travellers Cheque, base on what our client

decides to pay with. and they would come to you in your name, so all you need to do is cash the payment in your bank or cashing point , you will deduct your 10% from the payment and wire the rest to us via

Western Union or Money Gram, to the given name we provide.



The problem we have is all funds are always paid in US$ and that is not our local currency here and it takes long to clear our bank and delays our monthly accounts so we have decide to go through this medium

which we have tried and it reliable.


All we need now is your trust,but we have our way of getting anyone that gets away with our money via the Security Agencies.( FBI, CIA, SSS etc) to take action about anyone try to terminate the rule of the

company. i.e scam the company's money or breach of the contract of the company.



If you have interested we will like you to write back to us with all your contact and ful details to facilitate and store in our records. Please include your phone numbers for us to communicate with you.



For further enquiry and questions, mail me on : lizzydonard001@yahoo.com.au

We hope to hear from you as soon as possible.



Thanks for your interest,



Mrs Lizzy Donard.

- Lizzy donard

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