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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • stanfordwalesinc002@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. STANFORD WALES" <stanfordwalesinc002@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:41:33 -0700
Subject: SOLICITING FOR A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE!!!

34 Wandsworth Bridge South
Wandsworth
London
SW18 1TN.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Standford Wales the managing director of a company that deals on Manufacturing Products. I am the sole owner of the company. (Bemco Manufacturing Company lTD.) I am a businessman that deals on Manufacturing products, and export this product to the America/Canada and Europe.

Due to the Increasing number of clients that we have in the America/Canada and Europe, we are having difficulty in reaching all of them; therefore we decided to employ representatives to help us get to our clients. As our representative, you shall serve as a link between our clients and you will also be responsible for the collection of payments on our behalf.

You shall have a 10% commission for every transaction you carry out or payment that you collect on our behalf. Please if you are interested in caring this business transaction, you are to forward your contact details to this email address in full. (REPLY TO:Stanfordwalesinc002@yahoo.co.uk).

Please all further conrespondence should be via my personal e-mail at Stanfordwalesinc002@yahoo.co.uk so as to enable me communicate more information to your hopeful co-operation in the aspect of this business transaction.

Please if you are intereasted in carring out this business proposal, fill out the form BELOW:

NAME IN FULL:.............................

ADDRESS:....................................

TELEPHONE.................................

FAX:..............................................

NATIONALITY:..............................

OCCUPATION:...............................

D.O.B/SEX:.....................................

MARITAL STATUS:........................

EMAIL:.............................................

Regards,
Stanford wales.
MD. /CEO Bemco Manufacturing Company Ltd.

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