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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • gsandell@codehot.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jenny koussa" <jennyafk18@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:09:29 -0700
Subject: lets work pls.

My Dear,
I am Mr.G.Sandell and I am looking for a representative in the US or Canada who will work for my company as a part time worker. We are willing to pay 10% on each deal, which won't affect ur present state of work. Pls get back to me if u are interested.
First, i would like to know your Age, Sex and Location, and what you do for a living. I am 48 male live and work in UK for Rose household Textiles Ltd UK in the Human Resource Dept. The company is located in Khan House, Chattley Street in Manchester, Lancashire UK.
Our main factory and head office is located in UK here but we also have a factory in west Africa where we get most of the cotton which we use in manufacturing our products.
You can check our website if u want, tho it is still under construction <http://www.rose-household.co.uk/>
We manufacture duvets,pillows,bedlinen, covers, mink blankets, satin bedspread. These are the main Products which we manufacture and supply to our customers.
These products are being supplied to our customers who are in the united states and some other countries around the world.
we are looking for a representative in the United states, and Europe someone who would help us recieve payments from our customers in the United states and other countries.
We are willing to pay 10% per every payment you recieve and you can still keep your regular job while you work for us.
These payments are in Checks and Money Orders and they would come to you in your name to your location.
All you need to do is to receive these checks or Money orders. As soon as you receive it, you take it to your bank and cash it, Then you take 10% of the money and send the balance to us through the means you might chose to disclose to you. The transfer fee would be from our part.
But the question i have for you is can we trust you with our Money???

If we can trust you and you are interested in this offer, you are to provide the following info: The Name that would be on the check, The address it would be mailed to, your direct contact phone number, and your email address.
FULL NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS
It wouldnt cost you any amount.you are to receive payments which will be sent to u by airmail from our business patners, which would come in cheque or money order, then u are to cash it and send to us our balance without delay.
REPLY VIA MY EMAIL.. (gsandell@codehot.co.uk)

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