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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:
  • "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)
• 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: "moses golden" <ourfabrics6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mosesgolden2002@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:16:41 +0000
Subject: Job Offer, respond if interested

Dear sir,

This is an opportunity for you to work online without affecting your present
job, fabrics is looking for a representative to work online
and earn good salary.

We produce and distribute clothing materials such as batiks,assorted fabrics
and traditional costume worldwide.We have reached big sales volume of
textile materials in the Europe and now are trying to penetrate the United
States and Canada market. Quite soon we will open representative offices or
authorized sales centers in the United State,Canada and some other
countries, therefore we are currently looking for people who will assist us
in establishing a new distribution network there. The fact is that despite
the U.S market is new for us we already have regular clients also speaks for
itself.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US?
The international money transfer tax for legal entities (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 money orders,check or 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION?

1. Recieve payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. 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 be forwarded either
by Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer).

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive $7000 USD via checks or
money orders on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep $700 (10% from
$7000) for yourself!
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU ARE AS FOLLOWS:

FULL NAME,ADDRESS,OCCUPATION,PHONE NUMBER AND IDENTITY NUMBER.
IF INTERESTED

Thanks:
Moses Golden

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