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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 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)
  • "cashier's check" (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.
• 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.
  • +447024039870 (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.
  • danielsmitcher@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mozaic_fabrics2@terra.es" <mozaic_fabrics2@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:48:16 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PART TIME JOB OFFER



MOZAIC FABRICS.

RC.20699 75 Church Street, London,NW8 8EU

JOB OFFER

(Open only to US Citizens and residents)

Top of Form 1

Dear Sir/Madam,
Would you like to work online from Home/Temporarily and get paid weekly? We are glad to offer you for a job position at our company, Mozaic Fabrics and Textiles.We are a fabric company that sells fabrics and textiles to companies and private parties in wholesale. We have offices in both Africa and the United kingdom . We sell and distribute our products to customers in the United States and all over the world. The company is facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling our fabrics and textiles to Americans/Canada as they are always offering to pay in either CASHIER'S CHECKS or MONEY
ORDERS, (some have been sold to our American/Canadiancustomers on credit) which is difficult for us to cash in the UK or Africa. This is making us loose most of our customers already.We are looking for a representative in the US/Canada who will be working for the company as a part-time job and we will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which will not affect your present state of work, someone who would help in receiving payments from our customers in the US/Canada. We need someone that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming to the states and getting funds is very expensive. The company is working on setting up a branch in the United States , so for now all we need is a representative in the united states/Canada who will be handling the payment aspect.
These payments are in CASHIER'S CHECKS and MONEY ORDERS and they would come to you in your name, so all you need do is cash them, deduct your percentage and wire the rest back. you should be aware that the company is not scared of entrusting it's money into anyones hands as it is a duely registered and recognised company and would not hesitate to report any scam to the country's law enforcers for proper investigations to be carried out on any scam against it. This job would not cost you any amount, you are to receive payments which will be sent to you by fedex or usps from our customers, which would come in form of cashier's checks or money orders, then you are to cash them and send the cash via western union money transfer to anywhere you might be required to send the money to (this could either be the Uk office or Africa office), all transfer fees should be deducted from the money to be sent and not from your share.
If you are interested, please get back to us as soon as possible. PLEASE REPLY TO :
davidsonmaldini@msn.com

danielsmitcher@yahoo.com

Or you could
also reach us on this number

(+447024039870).


DAVIDSON MALDINI
C.E.O
MOZAIC FABRICS
75 Church Street
London .
NW8 8EU
Bottom of Form 1

Copyright © 2006 [Mozaic Fabrics]. All rights reserved.
Revised:03/08/06.





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