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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)
• 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.
• 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.
  • tranexptcoy007@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Company Limited Tran Export" <tranexpt32@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: tranexptcoy007@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:53:22 +0000
Subject: Home Employment

TRAN EXPORT COMPANY LIMITED
Effective Management And Marketing Solutions

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr Thomas Lee, Managing Director Tran Export Co., Ltd. We are an
Export Company based in China. Our company has obtained your contact details
from well established recruitment bureau. We thought that you could be
attracted to a part time job from home position with our well established
company.
AIM: Project coordinator needed.

Currently we are expanding and have a limited number of job opportunities
available. There is no start-up cost or any other fee to begin working with
us. We need you to establish a medium of receiving payment from our
customers/clients.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO:

1.Set up an effective Relationship with our customer/client:
This office could be your residence; the only requirement is that you should
be able to receive mail and telephone calls.
2.Assist general managers to make the financial transactions from the
customers/clients:
Receive the correspondence from our company or clients to his/her
residential address, answer project related e-mails.
ADVANTAGES:

You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor
right from your home office.
Your job is absolutely legal.
You can earn 10% of any Amount paid by our client/customers depending on
time you will spend for this job.
You do not need any capital to start.

APPLICATION:

Your confidential details will be used only within our company. Every
perspective employee, who suits our requirements, will be contacted by our
company’s executive to carry out a basic phone or email interview. During
the interview you will be able to ask any questions you might have.
To continue with the application process please fill in the form below and
send it back to our email:tranexptcoy007@yahoo.com.hk
First Name:
Last Name:
Occupation:
Company Name:
Age:
Mailing Address:
Country:
State:
City:
Zip code:
Tel.no:
Fax no:
E-mail:
Additional information about yourself :


Regards
Thomas lee,
Managing Director
(TRAN EXPORT CO.LTD)
TRAN EXPORT COMPANY LIMITED

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