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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)
• 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.
  • jennifercle2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: williams pop <willipop7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <popwilli@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 15:11:13 +0000
Subject: US REPS NEEDED(PART TIME JOB OFFER)



Dear sir/madam
I am Jennifer Clai a Lieutenant with the United States Army. Art is my favorite hobby, I specialize in painting and has been doing thisartwork since I was a little child. This gives me about 26 years of experience. I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses.

Presently am looking for a representative in the states who will be working for me as a part time worker,someone who would be helping me receive payments from my customers in the States and some other parts of the world. I mean someone that is responsible and reliable,
am willing to pay TEN PERCENT (10%) for every transaction .This job will not affect your present state of work. Because I cannot leave the United State military base here in Iraq till the IRAQ government turn to stand firm/stable. I need a representative in the United States who will be handling only the paymentreceiving aspect for now as I said earlier till I come back.

Payments will come to you in your name via FedEx or UPS from my business partners,all you need do is cash the CHECK/MONEYORDER AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS CHECK in your bank, deduct your TEN PERCENT(10%)and wire the rest to my international sales managers via Western Union Money Transfer. All transfer fees should be deducted from the money before sending it to me. The problem I have now is trust,although we have our way of getting anyone that gets away with my money, I mean the FBI branch in Washington will get involved.If you are interested, please provide this information bellow as this assures our partnership.

APLICATION FORM
FIRST NAME..................
LAST NAME...................
ADDRESS.....................
CITY........................
STATE.......................
ZIP CODE....................
COUNTRY.....................
PHONE NUMBER (S) ...........
GENDER......................
MARITAL STATUS..............
AGE............. ...........
NATIONALITY.............
OCCUPATION..................
Regards,
Jennifer Clai
Email reply to : jennifercle2@yahoo.com
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO MAKE ANY UPFRONT PAYMENT
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