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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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• 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: "Crystal Holdings, Ltd" <CrystalHoldingsLtd@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: CrystalHoldingsLtd@katamail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:10:59 +0100
Subject: CAN YOU RECIEVE PAYMENTS FOR US?

Peter Smith,Managing Director
Crystal Holdings,Ltd
Office address:77, Bd du général de Gaule
Q18 Dakar,Senegal.

ATTN:
Crystal Holdings Ltd, is in search of a book-keeper/company representatives in the United States,UK,Europe and Asia.This project has been developed in a way not to affect your present job nor bring you any form of stress but in order to help take care of those extra costs while you work for us. We are manufacturer and supplier of Batik,Assorted African fabrics,various clothing materials,African art materials and all kinds of furniture's for exports.Our website is under construction and should be ready soon.

Recently, It came to my knowledge that there are lots' of lapses in handling funds coming from our clients in the USA,UK,Europe and Asia which come in forms of cashier's cheque,Company cheque,Money Orders and are not readily cash able outside the United States,Canada and UK,....So we need someone in the US,Asia and UK to work as our representatives and assist us in processing the payments from our various clients which come in on a weekly,monthly and annual basis.

All you need to do is receive these payments from our clients in your country,.. get it deposited at your bank,Cash it then deduct your percentage( 15% of every payment made) plus transfer charges and forward the balance funds to one of company's representatives via Money gram/Western Union.

Our payments will be issued out in your names and your contact address you shall be providing us,as we would inform our clients to do.Therefore i would require you to send me an email with the following details:
1)Your Full Name and Official Mailing Address
2)Direct Telephone numbers
3)Occupation
4)Age

We would forward these information to our clients and they will start making payments to you as the company's representative in the states,Canada or UK.
Once we have all your details in our records,..We would notify you as soon as we confirm that one of our clients is mailing payment across to you.Thanking you in anticipation of your swift and favorable response.

Warmest Regards,
Peter Smith

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