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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • wallai2006@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REPRESENTATIVE REQUIRED" <promotiong10@netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:33:49 -0600
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE REQUIRED

Email: wallai2006@aim.com
Walla (International) Co., Ltd. is a company based in Hong Kong
and one
of
the most successful Asian companies, which specialize in the
distribution
of various medical items. Due to the expansion of our company on
the
markets
of Europe, Canada and the USA, we started recruitment for the
position
of
the financial manager in these counties.
The requirements for employees are:
1. Honest, responsible and dedicated
2. Having no problem with the authorities
3. Having a bank account to receive payment (Company account is
an
advantage)
4. Having 1 or 2 free hours a day
5. Having a business or mobile phone
While working for us you will be supposed to receive payments
from our
clients
on your account and transfer the money further to our trade
agents via
Western
Union Money Transfer or bank transfer. This scheme seems for us
to be
the
most efficient, since it guarantees the fastest delivery of the
payments
from our customers and allows avoiding the major delays in
getting the
money.
This means that the customers are able to receive the ordered
equipment
in
the shortest possible date.
What is your interest?
You will get 6-10% commission from the whole sum of every
transaction
on
your bank account. All the related charges (Western union transfer
or
bank
transfer) are covered by our company.
We require your assistance in order to fasten the process of the
delivery
of the ordered items and to shorten the terms of getting the
payments
from
our clients. Working for us, you are not only making money for
yourself,
you are also helping thousands of people around the world in
need of
medical
assistance.
We are grateful for your attention.
Your email has been forwarded by www.monster.co.uk at our request,
because
you or somebody else has subscribed for the delivery of the job
offers
on
the internet.
We wish you good luck and happiness.
Send confirmation by email to wallai2006@aim.com or Fax +852 301
00
356.
Please include your reachable telephone number
Faithfully,
Lui Cheung

Anti-fraud resources:

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