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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.
  • atrubbercompany@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "A.T RUBBER LTD" <at_rubberltd4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: atrubbercompany@myway.com
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:44:22 -0500
Subject: Employment Opportunities

A.T RUBBER COMPANY (U.K) Ltd,
164, Ilderton Road,
London SE15 1NT,
England.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs. Juan Wong, marketing manager of A.T RUBBER COMPANY (U.K) Ltd here
in the United Kingdom. We are a group of business men and women who deal on
raw rubber materials, and we want to expand our business into Canada, United
States, Japan, the Middle East and other European countries.

We are searching for a reliable Customer Service representative who can help
us establish a medium of getting to our customers in your respective country
as well as making payments through you to us.

Please if you are interested in this lucrative business with us, we will be
very glad, so do get across to us so we can discuss about your percentage
for your assistance. Note that as a Customer Service representative of our
company, you will be entitled to an annual salary of $90,000/year and other
benefits. As a Customer Service representative of our company, your basic
duties are as follows:

1. Setting up and maintenance of a sales office in your Country.
2. Work with customers on their reporting requirements.
3. Contacting customers on behalf of the company who are ready to make
payments or wanting to pay for products they purchase from the company.
Other duties will be explained in details upon your indication to work with
the company.

To commence employment, please contact the Assistant General Manager Mr.
Louis Davenport on this email address (atrubbercompany@myway.com) please
include your full name and phone number.

Thank you for your time.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Juan Wong
Marketing/Sales Manager
A.T RUBBER COMPANY (U.K) Ltd

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