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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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • benanderson006@k.ro

Fraud email example:

From: PORTFOLIO ART WORK INC <infoemail@infoemail.biz>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:32:45 -0500
Subject: ''' SEEING IS BELIEVING '''


Dear Friend,

 I am a representative of the PORTFOLIO ART WORK INC, owned by Scott Desmond the artist.We are based in the United Kingdom. Scott  Desmond has been doing artwork since he was a kid and that gives him about 23 years of experience. He majored in art in high school, and
took a few college art courses.

 Scott Desmond now owns his own business called PORTFOLIO ARTWORK INC,  which started 3 years ago and it is progressing rapidly. Most of the art work is done in either pencil or airbrush mixed with coloured pencils. Recently added is designing and creating artwork on the computer. We have been selling art works for the last 3 years and have had our work featured on trading cards, prints, art galleries and in magazines.We have sold in galleries and to
private collectors from all around the world.We are always facingserious difficulties when it comes to selling art works to the UnitedStates of America,they are always offering to pay with a US POSTAL  MONEY ORDER / CHEQUE, which is difficult  to cash here in the United Kingdom.

We are looking for a representative in the states who will be working for the company as a part--time worker and we are willing to pay 5% for every transaction, which would not  affect your present state of work, someone who would help us recieving payments from our customers in the states and get them processed at US banks.  I mean someone that is responsible and reliable,because coming to the US, getting payments, and then go back to the U.K really slows the business in the U.K,  We are working on setting up a branch in the states,so for now we need arepresentative in the united states who will be handling the payment aspect.

These payments are in MONEY ORDERS/ CHECKS  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. It wouldn't cost you any amount,  you are to receive payments which will be sent to you by FEDEX
or UPS from my business patners, which would come in form of a money
ORDERS / CHECKS then you are to cash it and send the cash to me via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER all WESTERN UNION charges will be deducted  from the money.

Send your Response to the below email address:

benanderson006@k.ro  and Confirm your interest, thereafter, I wil update you on the next course of  action.

Sincerely Yours,

Ben Anderson .

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam