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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.

Fraud email example:

From: lizzy'sfabricstextile@yahoo.es
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:00:54 -0800
Subject: JOB ASSISTANT IS URGENTLY NEEDED

Goodday Friend,

Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly? (LIZZY'S FABRIC TEXTILE)
needs a book-keeper in the state,so i want to know if you will like to work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or affecting your present endeavour?
It's just that we presently run a textile and fabrics firm we inherited from my late Dad in the Du Benin and we need someone to work for the company as are presentative/book keeper in the states.
Our company produces various clothing materials, batiks,assorted fabrics and traditional costume which we have clients we supply weekly in the states.
Our clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of checks, money order, bank to bank transfer which are not readily cashable outside the United States,So we need someone in the States to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients and i will pay him/her weekly salary.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES GET IT CASHED IN YOUR BANK THEN DEDUCT YOUR WEEKLY PAY AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WIRE TRANSFER.
Our payments will be issued out in your name once we have gotten an acceptance notification from you.
This information below will be needed from you so we can forward it to our clients:
FIRST NAME………………………… SURNAME………………………………
ADDRESS……………………………………………………………………………
CITY…………………………………….. STATE…………………………………..
ZIP CODE……………………………….. COUNTRY……………………………...
PHONE NUMBER (S) ………………………………………
GENDER…………………………….. MARITAL STATUS……………………..
AGE………………………………….. NATIONALITY………………………….
ID NUMBER………………………….
I must aprehend your perusal that these transaction is not a hoax or any form to conduct some illegitimacy but an endeavour to render assistance and benefit also from it. Futhermore, you might be a little skeptic about how i have gotten your contact informations but do not worry you are in a safe hand just as the United States of America's government/Embassies here in England has assured us you would help us through with what ever we need your assistance on.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
Warmest Regards,
Reply...
MR,SHAWN BARTLET
CEO LIZZY'S FABRIC TEXTILE
Tele#:+2347028101265

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