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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.
• 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.
  • hamazaazizia@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: HAMA AZIZI <suzzyharrison_usa@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: hamazaazizia@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:32:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Sales Representative Needed


Sales Representative Needed
Company: Manufacture Wires and Cables
Website: www.cables4sure.com/default.htm
Address: C/Samaniego, s/n-
Nave 8 Ctra. de Barcelona, Km 11,300
28022 MADRID
Email:hamazaazizia@yahoo.co.uk
HELLO Sir,Ma

I am Dr Rasheed Amed Manager Sales And Marketing DepartmentManufacture Wires and Cables based in Europe. My company markets and exports Wires, Cables and other products for world trade.We are searching for a sales representatives who can as well do his or
herWork and help us establish a medium of Getting to our customers inCanada and America as well as making payments through you as our payment officer over there.
It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand as our Sales Representative in your country.Notethat, as our Representative, you will receive 10% of whatever Amountyou Collected for the company that is making payment to you andthebalance will be paid into an account we will avail to you.
Please, reply me back with my private back tofacilitate the conclusion of this transaction ifaccepted, do send us promptly by email the following:
(1) Your full
names............................
(2)
Contact
address............................
(3) Phone/fax
numbers............................
Thank you for your time.
Very
Respectfully,
Pls reply me back to Email: hamazaazizia@yahoo.co.uk
Dr Rasheed Amed.
Manager Sales And Marketing
Department



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