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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)
  • "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: "hagjain2@terra.es" <hagjain2@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:02:45 +0100 (MET)
Subject: JOB OFFER



Dear Sir/Madam,

We're glad to offer you for a job position at our company, J & Q Limited is a UK textile company. We produce and distribute clothing materialssuch as batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costume worldwide. We have reached big sales volume of textile materials in the Europe and now we are trying to penetrate the US market. Quite soon we will open representative offices or authorized sales centers in the US and therefore we are currently looking for people who will assist us in establishing a new distribution network there. The fact is that despite the US 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 or cash) 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.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 or cash on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep $700 (10% from $7000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 15%!.

ADVANTAGES
You do not have to go out as you will work as an independentcontractor right 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 not 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 never leave us due to our excellent work condition.

MAIN REQUIREMENTS
18 years or older, legally capable, responsible, ready to work 3-4
hours per week. with PC knowledge, e-mail and internet experience
(minimal). If you are interested in our offer, and would like to work for J & Q Fabrics and Textiles, kindly get back to us via email with the requested details.
NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBERS:
AGE:
SEX:
And please know that Everything is absolutely legal, that's
why You have to fill a contract!
Please reply me back with this my private email address:
sunnywest@mail15.com
Thanks & GOD Bless,
NOTE: Only serious applicants/workers interested should.
Regards,
sunny west
For:
J & Q Textiles and Fabrics








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