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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 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)
• 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.
• 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.
  • art.clarity@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Michael=20McNeill?= <art.clarity@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: clarity.artistic@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 02:53:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: EMPLOYMENT!


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: art.clarity@yahoo.com

Hello

My name is Michael McNeill and I am an artist.I live in UNITED KINGDOM,with

my three kids, one cat, one dog. 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 a US POSTAL MONEY ORDER,which

is difficult for me to cash here in 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 your present state of work,someone who

would help me recieve payments from my customers in the states.i mean

someone that is responsible and reliable,because the cost of coming to the

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.These payments are in money order and they would come to you in

your name, so all you need do is cash the money order deduct your

percentage and wire the rest back to me in the United Kingdom.



But the problem i have is trust,But i have my way of getting anyone

that gets away with our money,i mean the FBI branch in Washington gets

involve. It wouldnt cost you any amount,you are to receive payments

which will be sent to you by post from my business patners,which would come

in form of a money order then you are to cash it at your bank and send

the cash to me via western union money transfer all western union

charges will be deducted from the money.

If you are interested,please get back to me as soon as possible.



Regards




- Michael McNeill

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