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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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • afrostylelimited@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: stephen clark <stephenclark114@hotmail.it>
Reply-To: <afrostylelimited@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:10:16 +0100
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE


Dear Sir/Madam,

Would you like to work online from home and earn good money?AFROSTYLE LIMITED needs a representative/book-keeper in United States,Canada and other European countries.So I want to know if you will like to work online from home and earn money without leaving or affecting your present job?
It's just that we presently run a Textile and Fabrics firm in HONG KONG and we need someone to work for the company as a representative/book keeper in the States,Canada and Europe.
Our company produces various African clothing materials, assorted fabrics and African traditional costume and we have foreign clients we supply weekly in the States,Canada and other European countries.
Our foreign clients make payments for our supplies in form of cheques which are not readily cashable outside the United States,Canada and other European countries.So we need someone in the States,Canada or Europe to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our foreign clients and he/she will collect his/her percentage.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THESE PAYMENTS FROM OUR FOREIGN CLIENTS IN THE STATES,CANADA AND EUROPE.GET IT CASHED IN YOUR BANK,THEN DEDUCT YOUR 10% AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WIRE TRANSFER.
Payments will be issued out in your name.
If you are interested,please get back to me by sending the following:1.Full Name2.Country of Residence
3.Home Address4.Mobile and Home Phone Number5.0ccupation6.Age
ALL REPLY SHOULD BE SENT TO; afrostylelimited@gmail.com
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.Warmest Regards,
STEPHEN CLARK,
CEO AFROSTYLE LIMITED
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