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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)
• 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.
  • +447040104754 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "danny" <beautyconcepts-uk@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:07:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Urgent Please !!!


BEAUTY CONCEPT UKGROOVE PARKSE 120ERLONDONHipls can i have ur attention for a moment? would u like to work onlinefrom home and get paid weekly ,beautyconcepts limited needs abook-keeper in the state,so i want to know if you will like to work online fromhome and getting paid weekly without leaving or ffecting ur present job?it's just that I presently run a textile and fabrics firm for myMissionary Mother based in the UK and we need someone to work for the companyas a representative/book keeper in the states, The company producesvarious clothing materials,batiks,assorted fabrics and traditional costumewhich we have clients we supply weekly in the states my clients makepayments for our supplies every week in form of United States PostalMoney rders which are not readily cashable outside the us so we needsomeone in the states to work as our representative and assist us inprocessing the payments from our clients and i will pay him weekly salaryALL U NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS
PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THESTATES WHICH WOULD BE SENT VIA COURIER TO YOU THEN YOU GET IT CASHED INYOUR BANK THEN DEDUCT UR WEEKLY PAY AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TO THECOMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER our payments will beissued out in your name and you get them cashed in your bank deduct yourweekly salary and foward the balance to the companyvia western union money transferSO ALL I NEED IS TO FOWARD UR INFORMATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATESAND THEY ISSUE PAYMENTS IN FORM OF MONEY ORDERS THEN SEND IT TOYOUR VIAMAIL OR COURIERAll i will need is your full name,address and phone number so we canfoward it to our clients and they will start making payments to you asthe company' representative in the statesI WILL ALSO EMAIL YOU A LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR COMPANY WHICH YOUHAVE TO REPLY WITH AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND A SCANNED COPY OF YOURINDETIFICATION ATTACHED TO IT. AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TOU I WILL LET YOU KNOW AND I WILL GIVE U THE
INFORMATION TO SEND FUNDSTO THE COMPANYSincerelyMACOY DANNYmacoydanny@yahoo.comtel:+447040104754NBYour reply should be send to the above email address,tel:+447842515507

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