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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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: "oyono grahams" <oyono_grahams12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: oyono_grahams@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:46:33 +0000
Subject: Parkers Fabrics & Textiles.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Would u like to work online from home and get paid weekly ?
Parkers Fabrics & Textiles Limited needs a book-keeper in the state,
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 in the UK and we need someone to work for the company
as a representative/book keeper in the states and europe amnd asian.
My company produces various clothing materials, batiks, assorted
fabrics and traditional costume which we have clients we supply weekly
in the states.

My clients makes payments for our supplies every week in form of Money
Orders/Cheques which are not readily cashable outside the United
States,europe(excluding canada and uk) and asia
So we need someone in the States europe and asia to work as our
representative and
assist us in processing the payments from our clients and i will pay
him/her weekly salary.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE
STATES,GET IT CASHED IN YOUR BANK AND THEN DEDUCT YOUR WEEKLY SALARY,WHICH
WILL BE 10% OF EVERY PAYMENT RECIEVED BY YOU AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TO
THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

SO ALL I NEED IS TO FOWARD YOUR INFORMATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS IN THE
STATES EUROPE AND ASIA AND THEY WILL ISSUE PAYMENTS IN YOUR NAME AND
FORWARD TO YOU VIA COURIER.

I will need your Full name,residential address and Phone Number so we
can forward it to our clients for possible onward payments to you as
the
company's representative in states

I WILL EMAIL YOU A LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FORM FROM OUR COMPANY WHICH YOU
HAVE TO REPLY WITH AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR
INDETIFICATION ATTACHED TO IT FOR OUR RECORD PURPOSES.AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM
ANY PAYMENT COMING TO YOU I WILL LET YOU KNOW TO ENABLE US FURNISH WITH
THE INFOS ON HOW TO SEND THE FUNDS TO THE COMPANY VIA WESTERN UNION
MONEY TRANSFER.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

Warmest Regards,
 
OYONO GRAHAMS

Parkers Fabrics & Textiles.

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