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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)
  • "cheques " (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • j_moore1974@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jm777@onet.eu
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:42:17 +0200
Subject: Urgent Response Needed.


ARTS & CRAFT COMPANY PLC.
DL0311 VAUXHALL CROSS E7 8JG-LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM.
E-MAIL: j_moore1974@yahoo.co.uk
=A0
Attn: Sir/Madam,
=A0
With due respect to you, I am sorry for any inconveniences or embarrassem=
ent
this my letter of assistance may cause you.
=A0
I am Mr.James Moore, the managing director of the above mentioned company.
Base on the assurance given on your behalf, my company has appoint you as
our debt collector from our overseas creditors. The creditors always send=
us
CHEQUES for our payment, but foreign cheque take LONGER time to clear and
sometimes some of them got lost on transit, which impact a great lost to
this Company. It is on this effect, we the management outstand a dept
collector overseas. You haven been selected on these contract, the
management has agreed that any debt
YOU collected on our behalf, 5% is allowed for you as your share while th=
e
remaining will be remitted to us through wire transfer on our coparate
account.
=A0
To commence on this transaction, you are to send the following in your
reply:
=A0
1. Name you want the cheque to be raised.
2. Direct telephone and fax numbers
3. Mailing address
4. Your company name if any.
5. Sex/ Age and Occupation.
=A0
NOTE: Your duty is ONLY to collect CHEQUES on our behalf from our credito=
rs
overseas and have 5% of the total fund paid to you. If you are interested=
,
please reply through my secure email address: j_moore1974@yahoo.co.uk
=A0
Awaiting your positive reply.
=A0
Yours sincerely,
Mr.James Moore.
=A0

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