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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 order " (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.
  • waltsmith11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Walter Smith" <esourcesltd10@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:01:14 -0900
Subject: FREE JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH 10% COMMISSION


H&S ARTS AND CRAFTS
eSources.co.uk
Unit 13 - The Cloisters
145 Commercial Street
London - E1 6EB
United Kingdom


Hello Prospective Representator,

I am Mr Mark Terry , the Marketing Director of H & S/E SOURCES ARTS AND
CRAFTS company based in U.K, www.esources.co.uk which specialize in the
distribution of various Arts and crafts and export into the Africa /
Canada/America and Europe. Due to the expansion of our products on the
markets of Europe, Canada, Dubai and European countries. We have started
recruitment for the position of the representative Officer in your country.

REQUIIREMENT FOR EMPLOYEES ARE:
.Honest, responsible and dedicated
.Having no problem with the authorities
.Having a functional bank account to receive payment (Company account
is an advantage)
Having a reliable character and mobile phone

While working for us you are supposed to help us receiving payments from our
customers, these payments may come to you in Checks, Cashiers Check, Money
Order, Wal-Mat Money Order or Travelers Check, base on what our client
decides to pay with and they would come to you in your name, so all you need
to do is cash the payment in your bank or any of your nearest cashing point,
you will deduct your 10% Commission from the payment and wire the rest
remaining balance to us via Western Union or Money Gram, to the given names,
locations we will provide you. Also these procedures allow avoiding the
major delays in getting all our company money. This means that the customers
are able to receive the products in the shortest possible date.

WHAT IS YOUR INTEREST?
You will get 10% commission from the whole sum of every transaction by you.
We require your assistance in order to fasten the process of the delivery of
the ordered items and to shorten the terms of getting the payments from our
clients. Working for us, you are not only making money for yourself, you are
also helping thousands of people around the world in need of Arts and crafts
materials for their Household and industrial use.


We are grateful for your attention. Your email has been forwarded by
www.monster.co.uk at our request, because you or somebody else has
subscribed for the delivery of the job offers on the internet. We wish you
good luck and happiness. If you're interested you can send confirmation via
email to Mr. Walter Smith, the Company President/CEO on :
waltsmith11@gmail.com all these information:

FULL NAMES............................
ADDRESS.................................
PHONE NUMBER'S....................
AGE..........................................
SEX..........................................

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Mark Terry.

MARKETING DIRECTOR
H & S /ESOURCES ARTS AND CRAFTS.

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