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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:
  • "php-nuke powered site - http://yoursite.com" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • dr_tsuki_office003@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: HARAGUCHI ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY <uk_office01_tomoko@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:29:55 -0400
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED!!!!!!!


HARAGUCHI ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY (H.A.C.C)
.....crafts at it's best.

Goodday,

I am Miss Yoshi Haruko, Marketing Manager of Haraguchi Arts and
Crafts Company with Branches in The United Kingdom and The
Netherlands.We are a group of Creative Artists, Graphic Artists and
Desiginers, who deals on Arts and Crafts and export some of our
beautiful master pieces into America/Canada/Africa/Europe and Asia.We
are searching for trustworthy representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our costumers, as well as making payments through you to us, Via your Paypal accounts, Via your Bank account, Via your Credit card Via Cashier's Checks, Via Company Checks e.t.c.Your job is absolutely legal. You do not need any capital to start. Please take note.
Please if you are interested in representing our firm, to serve as a collection agent,we will be very glad as we look foward to a long business relationship.

Please contact our President/CEO,
Dr. Tsuki Hiroshi,
dr_tsuki_office003@yahoo.co.uk

Please if you are interested in representing our firm, forward to
us your the following datas, to enable you begin work immediately.

Your Full Name .......................................
Your Contact Address .........................................
Your Country ..........................................
Your Tel No ......................................
Your Fax No .....................................
Your Occupation ............................................
Date of Birth ...............................

Very Respectfully,
Miss Tomoko Lee


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