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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)
  • "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)
  • "cheque " (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.
• 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.
  • +447031848542 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "jacksontextile@terra.es" <jacksontextile@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 17:14:27 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: From,Mr.JACKSON MACK



REPRESENTATIVE

Name : Mr.JACKSON MACK

Phone : +447031848542


REPRESENTATIVE

Dear Sir/Madam,am Mr JACKSON MACK.am from London UK. It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our Company Wujiang Wanlida Textile Co. Ltd.We are experts in the sale of Textile materials.

Our company is looking for a representative in your Canada/America and . who will be working for us as a partime worker and we are willing to pay 10% of each transaction, which wouldn’t affect your present state of work.

Am 49/ male, I work for Wujiang Wanlida Textile Co. Ltd in London UK Our main factory is located in Africa were we extract the raw materials needed for the manufacturing of Textile,all transfers and anything that has to do with payments are referred to London UK or our main factory located in Africa,

we are looking for a representative in Canada/America, someone who would help us receive payments from our customers because the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive, we can spend up to 1,800 dollars only in buying tickets, so we need a representative in the united state who will be handling that aspect, we are willing to pay 10% per every payment you receive, and you can still keep your regular job while you work for us.

All you have to do is help us receive payments from our customers in Canada/America . These payments are in checks or money the payment will be issue in your name being our representative, then you take to bank and cash, you will deduct your own payment and wire the rest to us via western union to us.
The problem we have is trust.........

If you are interested I would send you an employment letter and agreement letter,It wouldn’t cost you any amount, what you are to do is to receive our payments which will be sent to you by FedEx or UPS from our business partners, which would come in a cashiers cheque or money orders .Then u are to cash it and send to us via western union money transfer.

If interested forward information below to us so the employment letter and agreement letter will be send to you.

1.FULL NAMES:

2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:

3.SEX:

4.AGE:

5.PHONE NUMBER:

6.FAX NUMBER(IF ANY):

7.OCCUPATION:

8.COMPANY NAME:

9.COMPANY ADDRESS:

10.NATIONALITY:

11.PRESENT COUNTRY:

12.STATE/PROVINCE:

13.Zip Code:

Note that no form of payment will be requested upfront in this endeavor.
On our receipt of the above details we shall forward to our customer/clients to immediately contact you with the mode of payment.

Kindest Regards,

Mr.JACKSON MACK.






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