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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
• 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: "ANTONY WILLIAMS" <antonywilliams6@msn.com>
Reply-To: jeffreeeyanderson@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:33:05 +0000
Subject: PART TIME WORKER !!!!

My name is ANTONY WILLIAMS and I am an artist. I live in United Kingdom
(UK),with my two kids, four cats, one dog and the love of my life. It is
definitely a full house. I have been doing artwork since I was a small
child. That gives me about 23 years of experience. I majored in art in high
school and took a few college art courses. Most of my work is done in either
pencil or airbrush mixed with color pencils. I have recently added designing
and creating artwork on the computer. I have been selling my art for the
last 3 years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in
magazines.

I have sold in galleries and to private collectors from all around the
world. I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling my
art works to Americans, they are alwayoffering to pay with a US POSTAL MONEY
ORDER which is difficult for me to cash here in United
Kingdom (UK).

I am looking for a representative in the states who will be working for me
as a part time worker and i will be willing to
pay %10 for every transaction, which wouldn't affect Ur
present state of work, someone who would help me receive payments from my
customers in the states. I mean someone
that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming
to the state and getting payments is very expensive, i am
working on setting up a branch in the state, and so for now I need a
representative in the united state who will be handling the payment aspect.

These payments are in money order and they would come to
you in your name, so all you need do is cash the money order deduct your
percentage and wire the rest back. But the
problem i have is trust, but i have my way of getting anyone
hat gets away with my money, I mean the FBI branch in Washington gets
involve.

It wouldn't cost you any amount; you are to receive payments which will be
sent to you by FedEx or USPS from my business partners, which would come in
form of a money order then u are to cash it and send the cash to me via
western union
money transfer all western union charges will be deducted
from the money.

If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible.
Regards
WILLIAMS

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