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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:
  • "payments processing" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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.
  • +447031956057 (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.
  • philip_newman1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Susan Stokes" <cheapfabrics@tsamail.co.za>
Reply-To: philip_newman1@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 18:34:52 -0000
Subject: JOB VACANCY




Mutual Business Relationship-Strictly Work in Your Country



Cheap Fabrics Textile Ltd UK ( CFTL UK )







Thames Court,

1 Victoria St,

Windsor,

Berkshire,

SL4 1YB





SOLICITING FOR A REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY





It is my pleasure to write you in respect of CFTL Group of Companies

Europe & Asia ,We import and export all kinds of textile materials and

equipment into various countries. We are searching for reliable

representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our

customers in Canada and the USA as well as legally recieving cash and

all forms of payment on our behalf from Our customers as our

Representative.





1: YOUR FULLNAME:

2: AGE:

3: COUNTRY:

4: MAILING ADDRESS WITH ZIP CODE:

5: TELEPHONE NUMBER:

6: OCCUPATION:





To apply for this position,send the informations requested above to the

contact informations provided below.



Payments Processing Unit

Contact Person: Philip Newman

E-mail:philip_newman1@yahoo.fr

Contact Phone Number: +447031956057

Time: 24 Hours daily by e-mail





Thanks,

Susan Stokes

Hiring Coordinator, Human Resources

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