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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: douglas johnson21 <douglasjohnson21@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 06:01:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY.


Have a great Day,
My name is Douglas Johnson and I am glad to introduce myself to you as financial screening departmewnt manager of the Global link express
(http://www.glelink.com/)based in Channel island.

Through the big chain of cooperation with the independent social commission and a small business support fund, our company has chosen the number of people in order to introduce an opportunity to take a vacant place of company representative in your country.

Our company variety of services ranging from express cargo delivery, diplomatic delivery of classified administrative materials, jewelries, precious stones,clearing and forwarding, warehousing, storage arrangement, security ,life guide, escort services etc.
However our major source of income is investment in stocks and bonds for our numerous clients in africa and middle east in oil companies. Our Security department render assistance to our numerous clients in buying, selling, privatization, arranging deals and brokering at stock exchange. we can put into practice any operation that our client wishes.

You are hereby offered a life time chance to represent our company in your country as the international representative. Your main function include receiving payments for the ordered stocks and bonds from our clients by check, draft, cash, credit card or Equity line of credit account Withdrawing the funds and transferring it further to our brokers in one of the countries where the desirable stocks, actions and bonds could be bought.
The commission you will get is ten percent of all funds received and confirmed through you. It is pertinent to note that within a month you will receive at least $500,000.00 in a good season making a commission of $50,000.00.

You are required to send urgently your acceptance letter to enable us send across forms for you to fill before appointment letter will be issued to you.

You are required to reply urgently before screening will be stopped by the board of directors.

Regards,

Mr Douglas Johnson





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