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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:
  • "cheques " (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • smithbar00@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "smith barton" <smithbar002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: smithbar00@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:58:55 +0100
Subject: JOB OFFER .......

J S Company International.
Sussex House,London Road
East Grinstead west Sussex
RH18 1HH United Kingdom
Tel:+447908058850
email: smithbar00@yahoo.co.uk



Good day,
Compliments of the Season to you. My name is Smith Barton,
based in the U.K. I deal in the sale and production of fabrics and
textile.Based on the high level of competition in the fabrics industry ,I
have decided to travel all over the world to various exhibitions in other to
show case my products to physical customers on a one-on-one basis.

Despite the fact that this strategy increased my sales by about 25%,I am
still facing some problems as regards payments.The major problem is that
most of my customers are from the United States and they pay me in
travellers cheques and certified checks cashable in the U.S. I have decided
not to turn down this mode of payment so that my sales wont drop but rather
increase.THAT IS WHY I NEED YOU!
I am in need of sincere people leaving in U.S or to help me process these
payment by cashing the checks. If you think you can be of help to me by
being my Financial Representative in the U.S,then we can work together. You
would be based on 10% commission for every payment you process and you can
receive payments from my customers like three times in a week depending on
how much money you would want to make.


JOB DESCRIPTION:
-Payments would be sent to you from my customers.
-You take the payment to your bank for the cashing processes.
-Deduct your 10% commission from the total amount after cashing.
-Send the remaining to me/suppliers via WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER/MONEYGRAM.
You do not need any capital to start neither would you have to spend
adime.All we need from you is just a little bit of commitment sincerity
anddedication.
If you are interested in this benefiting job offer,then you would have to
provide the following information for us to get started:
YOUR FULL NAME [as it should appear on checks]:
YOUR FULL HOME ADDRESS [where payments would be sent to]:
PHONE NUMBERS:
AGE:
SEX:
OCCUPATION.:
N.B:If you do not stay in the U.S and you feel you can still be of help,dont
hesitate to respond.
Please,endeavor to forward all these information to my direct email address:
smithbar00@yahoo.co.uk
Hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Thank you and God Bless you.
Smith Barton.
-Director
J S Company International.

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