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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)
  • "cashiers 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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 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.
  • elvisresponse112@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Elvis Stenberg" <estenberg7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: elvisresponse112@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:37:08 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED

CHANGZHOU WENDI MACHINERY CO. LTD.
Plot 285 Juqian Street
Changzhou Jiangsu 213016
China.
Tel:+862-212-590
Fax:+862-212-591
www.czwdjx.com
Email: elvisresponse112@yahoo.com
Ref 289/rep

Attn:

I Hope this meets you well..i got your email contact through the chamber
of commerce email list.My name is Elvis Stenberg a regional sales manager
to a company that produces Screws, Industrial Chemicals,Raw
Materials,Machines & Machineries and traditional costumes, We are presentlly
on a three weeks sales exhibition around the united kingdom(uk),Europe with
an exhibition office in the Republic of Ireland.We are looking for
trustworthy representatives in USA & Canada that can help as a link
between the firm and our numerious customers in these corresponding
countries. I would like to know if you are interested to work from home for
our firm { CHANGZHOU WENDI MACHINERY CO. LTD } during the exhibition period
as our Payment Representative . Its a weekly Job and a part time paying
one {4k plus/week} because it doenst stop you from your Normal/present
Job.

We have clients we supply weekly in the states and our clients make
payments for our supplies every week in form of Money orders & Cashiers
checks so we need workers in the States/Canada to work as our
representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients
every Week on a 10% comisssion basis..All you need to do is receive these
payments from our clients in the States or Canada and get it cashed in your
bank or a cashing center then deduct your 10% and forward the balance to the
company down here via Money gram or Western union money transfer.

Once you accept the Job.. A directive will be issued to all our cleints that
all futher checks should be made out to you as our representative and bear
in mind that you wont be spending a dime of yours because the Taxes and
charges for wire transfer will have to be deducted from the Money you get
from our clients.You will be getting the payments through Insured mail
couriers like Ups or Fedex and for every transcation processed..

Please visit our website for more information

Thanks and I await your response.

Elvis Stenberg
Sales Manager
CHANGZHOU WENDI MACHINERY CO. LTD.
LONDON OFFICE
45 Sterling Rd.,
Hillsborough, Ireland BT26 6DR
BH3 7JH.
www.czwdjx.com

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