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

Fraud email example:

From: HMASON GROUP <hmasongrp@walla.com>
Reply-To: hmasongroup@walla.com
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:49:13 +0200
Subject: JOB OFFER / REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED.


1 Plane Tree Crescent
Calle Vialla Fortuna,190
Poligono Industral,
Leganes 28566 Madrid
.
Dear Representative,
Ref:234/U,

I am Mr. Richard .H. Manson Managing Director MM Group of
Industries.We are a trading company that is into the hire,sales and
service of electrical trucks,fork truks and associated materials
handling equipments and diverse range of battery electric vehicles
which can be readily adapted for customers specific requirements to
the USA,Canada and selected locations in Europe.
We are searching for individuals or a company who can act as our
representative/payment agent in your country
and earn 10% of every payment made through you to us By certified cheque.
For further details, do endeavour to forward the following below to us
at Email:hmasongroup@fastermail.com

1. Full Names:
2. Company Name: (If any)
3. Full Contact Address: (Home address only, P O Box not applicable)
4. Tel and Fax Numbers:
5.Bank Name/ Adress
6.Bank account/swift
7.Bank telephone and Fax

We needed the above information,for Our clients who will be making payment to your Bank account Via cheque to your bank Directly,Simce they are Companies and Rich clients.
Regard,
Richard.H.Manson

Managing Director
N.B:endeavour to indicate your ref number which is (Ref: 234/U) in all
correspondence with our company
Copyright (c) 2006 MM Group of Industries Ltd! All rights reserved

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