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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:
  • "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 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.
• 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.
  • evgenzagoruiko@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Wanda Hoffman" <baillie@0451.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 08:40:11 -0540
Subject: -=URGENT=-



Work for you

Sir/Madam,
My name is Evgen Zagoruiko, Director of SoftClub LTD.
We are a growing company in Ukraine. Our business nature is the
creation of financial and industrial software and sell them to
interested customers. We have 1 branch and several showrooms in Kiev,
Ukraine.
We have proved professional skills to our local customers and work on
international markets already, I mean Europe and the USA.
Unfortunately we have faced some difficulties while receiving payment
for our software in the Australia as we do not have Australian bank
account to accept wire transfers and can't accept cashiers checks and
money orders as well.

At this time we are unable to open our own bank account in the
Australia.

If you are looking to make additional profit we will accept you as our
representative in your country. You will keep 8% of each deal we
conduct. We plan to forward our merchandise in exchange of wire
transfers and check payments. Your part is very important: accept
funds and forward it to us. It is not a full time work but a very
convenient and fast additional income. Being our agent may grow into
future branch opening in your area if you are interested and the
business will be on up and up.
Please respond ASAP and you will get additional details on how you can
become our representative. Joining us and starting business today will
cost you nothing, just some extra income for you.
Sincerely,
Evgen Zagoruiko, evgenzagoruiko@aim.com
Plese reply to: evgenzagoruiko@aim.com
Director of SoftClub LTD. Marketing Dept

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam