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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bryne Pascal" <brynepascal8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bryne_arini@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:48:17 -0600
Subject: PAYING PART TIME JOB OFFER...

Hello,

My name is Bryne pascal.I am a freelance researcher.I would be very
interested in offering you a part-time paying job in which you could earn
alot.I just resigned my job as a research scientist for AFBI(Agri-Food
Biosciences Institute) but i still work as a freelance consultant for the
instistute which gives me very much time to do my own work .Being a
freelance researcher who could be employed by research institutes to do
research projects anywhere in the world., However my funding were by my
American counterparts which sent me the bunch of payments mostly in US based
Checks. Getting an accountant in the states or opening an account would have
been my best choice but I have a deadline to meet and taking any of those
choices would cost me time and a whole lot of other requirements I am not
ready to deal with as I would be traveling a lot in the meantime.
So presently, assuming you would be able to deal with cash, I would be
willing to employ you on contract basis to be my payment representative back
in the states, this way I could issue and make these Checks out to you, you
could then cash them easily, deduct 10% of the total amount on these Checks
as your commission and then send the rest back to me through Western Union
Money Transfer.If you wish to work for us please email us the following
informations and further informations will be sent to you.

1)Contact Name
2)Physical address
3)Phone number
4)Age
5)Marital Status
6)Sex

Sincerely,

Mr Bryne pascal.
AFBI(Agri-Food Biosciences Institute)
Newforge Lane Belfast BT9 5PX

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