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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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)
  • "cashier's 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.
  
• 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.
  • janetartworld@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "janetartworld@terra.es" <janetartworld@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:02:53 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: From Janet Miller.



Janet Artworld,
124 East End Road,
London N2 0SZ.

Dear Friend,

Good day to you, my name is Janet D. Miller , I am an artist with my husband Dennis Miller , and we are the owner of Janet Artworld. I'm from New Zealand, but presently based in East-London United Kingdom UK, I'm married to Dennis Miller with two kids and four cats. 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 are 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 normally MARKET all my art works & galleries to private companies in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA).
My husband and I are always facing serious difficulties when it comes to PAYMENTS, This is because Most of my customers in AMERICA are always offering to pay me with U.S MONEY ORDERS, And it is very difficult for me to cash U.S MONEY ORDERS, TRAVELLERS CHECK and CASHIER'S CHECK here in London United Kingdom.

Right now, my husband and I are looking for a representative in the America who will be helping us to cash the U.S MONEY ORDERS, TRAVELLERS CHECK and CASHIER'S CHECK as the case may be there in America and wire the cash to us here in London United Kingdom , we have a lot of customers in AMERICA and they all wanted to pay us with via the above mentioned means of payment.

So we write you to seek for your help in partnership, we want you to be our AMERICA REPRESENTATIVE so that all our customers can be issuing the MONEY ORDERS or CHECK to your name and you will CASH THE MONEY ORDERS and send CASH to us here in the UK.

If you accept this offer, you shall be receiving 10% commission as your interest for any amount of checks/money orders you cashed, which means that you can earning at least $3000.00 Three Thousand American Dollars Every week as your commission becuase we have a of customer in USA, if you accept this offer, all we need to do is to reach an agreement, then we will instruct all our customers to raise CHECKS/MONEY ORDERS on your name and send it to your address,
When you receive the MONEY ORDERS/CHECKS and cash them, you will deduct 10% from the total money as your commission, and send the balance to us here in LONDON UNITED KINGDOM UK, This project is 100% risk free and it is legal from the American Government, if you are interested, kindly send me the below information's:

1. Your Complete Full Names.
2. Your Shipping Address.
3. Your age and Occupation.
4. Your Telephone number

Respond as soon as possible with the above required information to enable me reach my customers.Get back to me on this email address for quick response; janetartworld@yahoo.co.uk

Friendly Regards.

Ms. Janet and Dennis Miller
JANET ART WORLD INC,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.








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