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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)
• 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.
• 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.
  • one_dominic2001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kuff dominic" <dominic_k@marsool.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:07:12 +0300
Subject: ONE FAVOUR?


Hello,
My name is Dominic Kuff and I am an artist. I live
in England, with my two kids, 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 when I was in
Canada were I took interest in arts 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 paintbrush mixed with color pencils.
I have recently added designing and creating artwork
on the computer. I have been selling my art for the
last 4 to 5
years and have had my work featured on trading cards,
prints and in magazines. I have sold in galleries,
museums 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
always offering
to pay with a MONEY ORDER, which is difficult for me
to cash here in England.
I am looking for a representative in the states who
will be working for me as a partime worker and I am
willing to pay for every transaction,which wouldn't
affect our 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 that gets away with our money, I
mean the FBI branch in Washington gets involve.

It wouldn’t cost you any amount are to receive
payments which will be sent to you by FedEx or UPS
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,and please respond with to my private email
address:one_dominic2001@yahoo.com
Dominic...



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