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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "money order " (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)
  • "cheques " (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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024024603 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • trade80silk@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alan"<trade80s@myway.com>
Reply-To: trade80silk@myway.com
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 15:43:59 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PART - TIME JOB OFFER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Dear Sir/Madam,Please can I have your attention for a moment?Would you like to work from home and get paid weekly(PART-TIME JOB ) which will not affect your present jobs. Here is the details about the job ,read and reply back to the company email address below.Our Company Trade Eighty silk is a company based in UK and we are into Manufactures of Fabrics and Textiles with numerous customers home and abroad. We produce various clothing materials,batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costume and if you visited our website ( www.trade80silks.co.uk ) you will be glad with our produces. We need a representative in the states who will be incharge of all our payment from the United States clients/customers.Because most of our customer from the states pay through certified cheque, cashier cheques and money order which are not negotiable here in UK? This brings our quest to employ a credible and trustworthy fellow as our representative to handle our payments. This would not affect
your presentjob but serve as another stream of income to your good self. Being our representative and assisting us in processing the payments from our clients,we will pay you weekly salary and shall earn about 10% of every payment you assist us with because due to the fact that we cant cash the US money orderupon receipt here in the UK immediately in the past we have lose about 75,000 USD of net income each monthbecause of money transfer delays. Your task is to coordinate payments fromcustomers and help us with the payment process. Your tasks are;1. Receive payment from Customers2. Cash it at your Bank3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices youwill be contacted to send payment to. (Payment is to forwarded either by MoneyGram or Western Union Money Transfer. A local Money transfer takes barelyhours, so it will give us a possibility to get customer’s
paymentalmostimmediately.For example you've got 5000.00USDYou take your income: 500.00 USDSend to us: 4500.00 USDAnd you are to forward all these information if accept to work with ourcompany And we are assuring you that your informations are well secure.1.Full name2.Contact address3.City4.State.5.Zipcode6.Age7.Sex8.Marital status9.Home Phone 10.Cell Phone.11..Nationalty12. E-mailFOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES PLEASE EMAIL BACK VIA ... Trade80silk@myway.comRegards,Mr. Alan WoodTrade Eighty Silks Tel: +44-702-402-4603 Website:: www.trade80silks.co.uk E-mail:: trade80silk@myway.com

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