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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024079363 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • morgan_levy@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "morganlevy@terra.es" <morganlevy@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 02:07:28 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES


Morgan Levy is led by a management team that has over twenty five years recruitment experience. Within it's time Morgan Levy has gained preferred supplier status with many of the world's leading Financial Institutions and Blue chip companies.We are an international recruitment agency specialize in economic regional development in europe and worldwide.
The following position is vacant in various company in london.They are looking to appoint to their london office:
Senior Manager ................................................................. (Salary £45--50,000: Ref J1)
Gas Sector Expert...............................................................(Salary £35--45,000: Ref J2)
Utility Restructuring and Management Expert...............(Salary £25--30,000: Ref J3)
Water Sector Operations....................................................(Salary £35--40,000: Ref J4)
Financial Management Expert...........................................(Salary £19--25,000: Ref J5)
IT Consultant........................................................................(Salary £20--25,000: Ref J6)
Waste Management Expert................................................(Salary £30--35,000: Ref J7)
Contruction Engineer ..........................................................(Salary £45--50,000: Ref J8)
Applications with detailed CVs should be emailed to morgan_levy@yahoo.co.uk
quoting the job reference. we also welcome CVs from associate/free-lance consultants.
Regards,
Team Officer.
Morgan Levy Recruitment Agency.
+447024079363






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