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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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• 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 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.
  • walter_rileyemploymentdesk@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: walter_rileyemploymentdesk@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:05:53 +0100
Subject: WORK AT HOME AND GET PAID...!!!

Reply to-------------------- walter_rileyemploymentdesk@yahoo.com
Walter Riley
Managing Director
Cheapfabrics.co.uk
Thames Court,1 Victoria St, Windsor,Berkshire,SL4 1YB.
www.cheapfabrics.co.uk
Good Day,
My name is Walter Riley and I own a company that sells
textile and fabric material in London, I am
work for the company on a work at home basis, this way
we can establish a relationship with the American
people, so by the end of the year when we are ready to
open the warehouse, we can have our clients and
salesmen, plus book-keepers resume work with us on a
full salary basis. Your email was drown out from the
first batch of leads we got and we are ready to employ
you on a work from home basis if you are trustworthy
and loyal citizen...Pls note that we would do a
background check on your information. if you are
interested in working for us, do implicate in your
reply
and fill out the form below.
Thanks
APPLICATION FORM
First Name:
Middle Name:
Last Name :
Addrress Line:
Address Line
City :
State :
Zip :
Home Phone:
Gender :
Marital Status :
Age :
Nationality :
Occupation:
Do you have a checking account?
Best means of communication?
ATTESTATION
According to how you have been briefed earlier. You are
required to receive paymen ton behalf of the
above-mentioned firm. You are to deduct 10% of all
funds processed on a particular order & forward the
balance payment via money gram to any of the Companies’
regional warehouses that will be given to you later.
You will notify the company a week ahead if eventually
you want to discontinue this job. So as
to terminate all paymentComing your way to avoid
conflict. In agreement to this kindly append signature
below.
……………………………………… WALTER RILEY
Managing Director Cheapfabrics
Cheapfabrics.co.uk
Thames Court, 1 Victoria St, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4
1YB.
Contract Agreement Read and processed by WALTER RILEY
NOTE:TRY REPLY TO --------- walter_rileyemploymentdesk@yahoo.com
A valid ID should be attached to this form
forsubmission.
Copyright (C) 2007
SIR WALTER FABRICS

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