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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:
  • "money order " (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)
  • "cheque " (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)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • morgandare@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "morgan dare" <mmmdare@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: morgandare@myway.com
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:05:36 -0500
Subject: PART TIME JOB OFFER FOR YOU.

Hello,
I am Morgan Dare, Born and raised in Hawaii, I am a
self-taught artist, artist agent and gallery owner, and have
been exposed to a diverse cultural background. After moving to
the Northwest in 1997, I continue to be inspired by cultural
and physical environments and call Maui my home. I attended
various Fine Art Institutes and Colleges in USA, as well as
studying with Japanese, Chinese and Korean master artists.
Presently , I live and make my artworks in Dublin, United
Kingdom. I do sell my various artworks to collectors
,galleries and individuals all over the world but I am
encountering problems of payment terms with my customers from
the USA .
The issue of discourse here is that ...I need a capable person
that can handle the payments from my customers in USA. A lot
of americans like my artworks and they always like to buy them
and make their payment in form of certified US cheques or at
times US postal money
order . Since I am not in the states , it is always very
difficult and in fact impossible for me to get this cheque
cashed here in the UK ..so I need a person that can cash the
payment on my behalf.
The cheque will be issued in your name and sent to your
address. You will then go to your bank or cashing points and
get the cheque cashed. After cashing the cheque , all you need
to do is to deduct 10% of the amount cashed and then get the
remaining amount sent to me via western union money transfer .
If you are willing to work with me concerning this
offer please get back to me with the following:
FIRST NAME................. LAST NAME ....................
ADDRESS(DETAILED ADDRESS )
STREET..........................
CITY................................
STATE...............................
ZIP CODE......................
COUNTRY...........................
PHONE NUMBER
(S)................................................
GENDER...................
MARITAL STATUS...................
AGE....................................
NATIONALITY.........................
PRESENT OCCUPATION(if any)..........................
Then we shall take this up from here ...I am assuring you that
you will be making at least extra $800 to $1,200 every month
from this transaction .It can not affect your present job
.....it is meant to be extra income . Please get back to me now
with your information and if you have any question you are
free to ask me now . I am earnestly waiting to hear back
from you now .
PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO ME VIA THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
morgandare@myway.com
BEST REGARDS:
Morgan.
The Director .
CONTACT ADDRESS :
MOORE HANDWORKS .
57 Rose Park,
Gill Avenue,
Dun Laoghaire, Dublin .
tel: +353870572616

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