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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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• 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.
  • gloria.rodney@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "C.C. Edwards Company." <richlip101@delphiforums.com>
Reply-To: gloria.rodney@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:37:12 +0000
Subject: Request for Business Representative.



I am Mrs Gloria Rodney of C.C. Edwards Company.

C.C. Edwards Company. is a Consortium of Export/Import Based in Ireland with Branches and Payment/Processing officers all around Asia and Africa,North America ,Israel, United Kingdom,Russia, Canada and the Entire Europe.

We seek a payment officer in your Locality.

Your job will be to :
a.Process payments and disburse to payment officers under you.
b.To send weekly reports on status of payments of transactions.

With over a six thousand dollars ($6000 ) Payment on each successfully job round as

commission,we are willing to create the right opportunity and possible job safety as it is a work at home part time Job.

But if you already work and need something extra to bring in extra cash,this is the offer too.

If you are interested in this offer. Send an email to : gloria.rodney@yahoo.co.uk and you would be contact before 24hrs.

Lastly you shall have No Financial Obligation during any Transaction.

REPLY TO : gloria.rodney@yahoo.co.uk

Regards

Mrs Gloria Rodney

C.C. Edwards Company.

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