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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)
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348023597197 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • cecowest2001@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Oliver <davery288@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: cecowest2001@myway.com
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:42:12 -0800
Subject: URGENT JOB !!!


ABOUT THE COMPANY
Are you presently looking for a job? We run a Building Construction Materials in Africa.we need someone to work for the company as a representative/book keeper in the states.Our company produces various Building Materials which we have clients we supply weekly in the states.If you know you can work with us and get paid every week... Here we are doing our best to select about 400 kinds of most effective ones within 2,000 kinds of Building products in the world below for our international clients. Each product has passed the strict national degree test and has been proved to be effective and safe on thousands of people before being manufactured.Our products are warmly welcomed by clients over 220 countries in the world. Delivery to you is 100% guaranteed. Once the sample order is placed, the products will be air shipped in the timely manner.

1.0. WORK SCOPE: We discovered that since we started business in the UK,USA and CANADA, we have been having problems getting payments from our customers as it was very uneasy for them to send payments to africa even when they did, foreign checks will normally take at least 28 Working days to clear (this period will normally delay our business)We then decided to start an office in the UK which will take care of both the UK, USA and Canada regions, but due to the amount of payments been processed, our staffs could not handle the rush-hence we decided to hire individuals over the internet who will help us receive and process payments and then forward to any of our offices which we designate.

2.0.Flexible programme of: Two hours daily at your choice (Day time or Evening Time).Work at Home: Check e-mails, going to the Bank-part time or full time, professional contact team with very good support and Communication Skills.
3.0.SALARY AND WAges You are entitled to a $450:00 Payment which will come in every two weeks, this amounts to a total of $800:00 per week.
4.0Commission: 10% of every transaction successfully processed-checks, money orders that is cashed instantly and forwarded to our designated offices with and outside the USA. "Cash In Hand" or "Cash at counter" is what we request this is to speed up our supply rate, as well as satisfaction for our clients.

5.0.How to Forward Payments: Once you have received and processed payments, you will be requested to forward payments via which ever method which we will instruct you to forward the payments through-sometimes via direct transfer to our accounts and some other times via Western Union.
WHAT WE ASK: Two free hours daily, Internet access for sending and receiving e-mails, available means of cashing money orders/checks at your bank using your existing bank account.
If you meet these conditions all you have to do is make contact with us providing the informations as listed below.
(I.) Your Full Names
(II.) Your mailing address (not P. O. Box).
(III.) Phone Number (For contact purposes)
(IV) Your Age and Current Occupation
(V) Email Address (Up-Date of Payment).

Using the contact informations as set below and we'll respond to you within 24-48 Hours with our contract of agreement as well as how to begin work with us.

Clement Building Limited
Payments Processing Unit
Contact Person:David Oliver
E-mail: cecowest2001@myway.com
Time: 24 Hours daily by e-mail
Tel: +2348023597197 (9AM to 12 NOON G.M.T)

Thanks,
David Oliver (I)
Hiring Coordinator, Human Resources
U.K/USA/Africa Business Outlet
Tel: +2348023597197 (9AM to 12 NOON G.M.T)
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