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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "money order " (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)
  • "cashier's 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.
  • mark_pamer2@yahoo.ie

Fraud email example:

From: "mark pamer" <mark_pamer1@yahoo.ie> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mark_pamer2@yahoo.ie
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 15:39:33 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear Friend,

Hello Dear Friend,

Good day to you, my name is Mark Pamer,I am an artist with my wife Amanda pamer, and we are the owner of kelpamer Art World .I live in London United Kingdom,with my two kids, four cats, one dog and the love of my life my wife Amanda Pamer. It is definitely a full house.

I have been doing artwork since I was a small child. That gives me about 23 years of experience. I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses. Most of my work is 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 have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines.I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the world.I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art works to Americans, they are always offering to pay with U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDER or A CASHIER'S CHECK, which is difficult for me to cash here in London United Kingdom.

I am looking for a representative in the states who will be working for me as a partime worker and i will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction,which wouldnt affect ur present state of work, someone who would help me recieve payments from my customers in the united states.i mean someone that is responsible and reliable,cause the cost of coming to the untied state and getting payments is very expensive, I am working on setting up a branch in the state, so for now I need a representative in the united state who will be handling the payment aspect.

All the payments are in U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDER or A CASHIER'S CHECKand my customers will issue the U.SPOSTAL MONEY ORDERS or A CASHIER'S CHECK in your name and post the U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDER or A CASHIER'S CHECKto your doorstep, so all you need do is to take the U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDER'S or A CASHIER'S CHECK to your bank and cash them, then deduct your 10% and wire the balance back to me.

This business will not cost you any amount of money,my customers will send you the U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDER'S or A CASHIER'S CHECK through a courier company and the courier company will deliver the package to your doorstep, as soon as you receive the package from the courier company,just take the U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDER'S or A CASHIER'SCHECK to your bank and cash them.

If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible via myemail: mark_pamer2@yahoo.ie

Friendly Regards,

Mark pamer

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