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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:

• 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: "Mr.Jerry Acon" <webmaster7@myway.com>
Reply-To: jerry_acon@latinmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:54:36 -0500 (EST)
Subject: REPLY SOON.






Welcome to East Midlands Textiles Association Ashfield Business CentreThe IdlewellsSutton in Ashfield Nottinghamshire NG17 1BP.website: www.emtex.org.ukMy name is Mr. Jerry Acon and I own and run a company that sells textile and fabric material in London, I am looking for a representative in the United States Of America 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 your present state of work,with us. Here is the details of the job and your application form.We need you to complete this application form as soon as possible and email it back to us for processing.You will be contacted on what to do next then your work starts then.ADVANTAGESYou do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractorright from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal.You can earn up to $3000-4000 monthly depending on time you will spend for this job.You do no need any capital to start.You can do the
Work easily without leaving or affecting your present Job.The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers.Anyway our employees neverleave us due to our excellent work condition.Here is why we need you for in our companyWHY WE NEED YOU ? The international money transfer tax for legalentities(companies) in UK 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 textiles in bank wire transfers)and to resend the money to us via Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer.This way we will save money because of tax decreasing.And here is what you will do for us JOB DESCRIPTION?1. Open Account with any of these banks:Wellsfargo Bank,bank of america or chase bank2. Recieve payment from Clients into the account3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on
Payment processed.4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to(Payment is to beforwarded either by Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer).HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 3000 USD into the account on our behalf. You will withdraw the money and keep $300 (10% from $3000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10% though later it will increase up to 12%!.And here is the form for you to complete and email it back to us for processing.We will contact you back as soon as your application is sucessfull.We need you to complete this form as we need to have some basic and need to know somethings about you.We hope to recieve your completed applicationform soonest.Have a good day as we wish you a happy new year.Medtex Textiles Companies Limited(r)Job Application formFirstName_____ ____________________________LastName_______
________________ContactAddress____ ________________________________________________City___ _______State____ __________Zipcode____ ______Mobilephone#___________________Workphone#___ _____________Age__ ______Height___ _____ ______ _______Social Security#_______________ (optional)1:Are you employed/self employed?______________________2: If yes,what do you do for living?______________________________________3: Address of working place?______________ __________________________________4.Do you have a checking account ------------- 5.What is your annual income?_______________6.Do you have a credit card?_________________7.Do you have an ATM card?______________________Very Respectfully,MR. JERRY ACON.President Medtex Textiles Companies Limited ,A Division Of East Midlands Textiles Association (EMTEX) LtdAshfield Business CentreThe IdlewellsSutton in Ashfield Nottinghamshire NG17 1BPjerry_acon@yahoo.comwww.emtex.org.uk


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