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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024021098 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704798414 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • royalglobalcompany_2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "royalglobalcompany01" <royalglobalcompany01@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:40:50 -0600
Subject: WE ARE SEARCHING FOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES (APPLY TODAY).



ROYAL GLOBAL IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY.
Goods for Import / Export & Freight Fwdg. Svcs.
Units 3A & 3B, Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park, Aintree Liverpool,
L30 1RD, UNITED KINGDOM

TEL: +44 702 402 1098
TEL: +44 702 402 1107

FAX: +44 870 479 8414

Sir/madam,

I am Mr.William Bruce, we are a group of business men who deal in raw materials and export into America/Canada and some parts of Europe . We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in America/canada and Europe as well as making payments through you to us, if you are interested in this transaction, do indicate your interest. contact our Chief Execuive Officer, Mr peter jordan for more information.

E-mail : royalglobalcompany_2@yahoo.co.uk

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of payment, but from our finance department, our payment policy is that for any cheque cleared for the company, you are to collect 10% share of the money, and then the remaining money will be transferred into an account that will be made available to you by our Chief Executive Director. Once again the representatives that we need are those in America, Canada and Europe.

If you are interested fill our registration form below, and make sure
you forward the form, to Mr Peter Jordan who will inform you about what to
do.

YOUR FULL NAME............................


YOUR PHONE/FAX UMBER.....................................................


NUMBER.....................................................


YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS..................................


A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR SELF AND COMPANY ...................................................................................


EMAIL ADDRESS:...................................................


SEX:..........................................


AGE:..........................


OCCUPATION:............................................................


COMPANY NAME: ...........................................................


COMPANY ADDRESS:...................................................


NATIONALITY:...............................................


PRESENT COUNTRY....................................................


STATE/PROVINCE:............................................


ZIP CODE:....................................................


SPECIAL REGARDS,
MR WILLIAM BRUCE

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam