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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:
  • "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)
  • "cashier's check" (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 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.
  • +447024027492 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "fbluefield1@terra.es" <fbluefield1@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 17:17:16 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: ATTN:PART-TIME JOB OFFER


My name is Frank Bluefield of Sandhills Textiles.We are a fabric company that sells fabrics and textiles to companies and private parties in wholesale.We have offices in both Africa and the Uk.We sell and distribute our products to customers in the US and all over the
world.We are always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling our fabrics and textiles to Americans as they are always offering to pay in either CASHIER'S CHECKS or MONEY ORDERS,(some of which have been sold to our american customers on credit)which is difficult for us to cash in the UK or Africa.And this is making us lose most of our american customers alot.
We are looking for a representative in the US who will be working for the company as a partime worker and we will be willing to pay %10 for every transaction,which wouldnt affect your present state of work,someone who would help in recieving payments from our customers in the states.i mean someone that is responsible and reliable,cause the cost of coming to the states and getting payments is very expensive.The company is working on setting up a branch in the US,so for now we only need a representative in the
united states who will be handling the payment aspect.
These payments are in CASHIER'S CHECKS and money orders and they would come to you in your name, so all you need do is cash them, deduct your percentage and wire the rest back. you should be aware that the company is not scared of entrusting it's money into anyones hands as it is a duely registered and recognised company and wouldnt hesitate to report any scam artist to the country's law enforcers for proper investigations to be carried out on any scam against it. This job wouldnt cost you any amount,you are to receive payments which will be sent to you by fedex or usps from our customers,which would come in form of cashier's checks or money orders, then you are to cash them and send the cash via western union money transfer to anywhere you might be required to send the money to (this could either be the uk office or africa office),all transfer fees should be deducted from the money to be sent and not from your share.
If you are interested,please get back to me as soon as possible.please send your reply to (sandtext1@uk2.net) or (fbluefield1@uk2.net).you could also reach me on this number (+447024027492).



Regards
Frank Bluefield
Director Accounts
Sandhills Textiles
Http://www.sandhillstextiles.us.tt






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