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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Markanderson Textiles" <admin@markandersontextiles.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: markandersontextiles@excite.com
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:25:49 -0700
Subject: Can you work part time with us?

Dear friend,

I hope this mail doesn't come to you as an embarrassment as i receive
unsolicited mails sometimes,if it does kindly delete it and accept my
apology. The truth about it is that many individuals have failed to
understand the use for which the Internet is set for us to benefit, and therefore some abuse the privilege it is meant to bring to all.

If i may ask,would you like to work online from home and get paid
weekly?

MarkAnderson Textiles needs a bookkeeper in the United States,Canada
and Europe, so I want to know if you will like to work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or affecting your present job? It's just that I presently run a textile and fabrics firm I inherited from my late Dad here in the London UK and we need someone to work for the company as a representative/book keeper in the States,Canada and Europe.

My company produces various clothing materials, batiks, assorted
fabrics and traditional costume, which we have clients we supply weekly in the States,Canada and Europe.
My clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of Direct wire,Cashiers cheque and at times Money Orders, which are not readily cashable outside the United States, so we need someone in the States Canada and Europe to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients and I will pay him/her a
weekly salary.

The international money transfer tax for legal entities (companies) in United Kingdom is 25%, whereas for the individual it is only 7%.There is no sense for us to work this way, while tax for international money transfer made by a private individual is 7% .That's why we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our industrial rubber products, deduct their 10% and send the balance to us in UK while the tax shall be 7% instead of 25% which will absolutely favour our company.

I await your response.

Warm Regards,
John Anderson(President)
Markanderson Textile.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam