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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:
  • "money orders " (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. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
  • "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. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
• 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.
  • +447031916678 (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.
  • royalsfabrics@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: donaldrichard@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:49:07 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Work=20from=20home=20and=20get=20paid=20weekly=20?=

ROYALS FABRICS LTD
Units 5 & 6Park Road, Frome
Somerset
BA11 1EU
United Kingdom
GOOD DAY!
Email Interest:royalsfabrics@yahoo.co.uk


I am Mr. JOHN SMITH, Marketing Manager of ROYALS
Fabrics here in the United Kingdom.
We specialise in the Sourcing,Outsourcing and
Procurement of any commodity from the Eastern
European supply base.

We are headed by our CEO/Mr JOHNSON COLE, and
we have expanded our business into Canada,United
States and other European countries.
We are glad to offer you a job position with our
company. We need someone to work for the company
as a representative/Book keeper in the USA. This is in
view of us not having an office presently in the USA.

This job is on a part time basis and certainly will not
disturb any form of work you have going at the moment.
Presently, we are faced with some problems most
especially with our Payment methods as most clients
we have are in the United States/Canada and they prefer to
pay us with Cheques and Money Orders rather than cash.
We find it very cumbersome in accepting such payments due
to the new monetary policy in our banking systems here in the
UK and this is crippling our business.

We have numerous customers in the United States/Canada and we cannot
afford
to loose them due to this problem. We are looking for a representative
in
the states who will be working for us as a partime worker and we will
be
willing to pay you 10% for every transaction you will handle for
us,which
wouldnt affect your present state of work, we are looking for someone
who
would help us recieve payments from our customers in the states. I mean

someone
that is responsible and reliable,because the cost of coming down to the
states
and getting payments is very expensive.

We are working on setting up a branch in the states,
so for now we need a representative in the United States who will be
handling
the payment aspect for our company. These payments are in the form of
money
orders and cheques and they would come to you in your name if you are
willing
to assist as a representative, so all you need to do is cash the
payment
deduct your commission percentage and send us our money.

The only problem we have is trust,we will surely reward trustworthy
attributes
towards our growing company. If you are interested in this proposal
please
reply to this email with the following information:

1.Full Name
2.Home Address
3.Mobile and Home Phone Number
4.Present Occupation
5.Age

Email Interest:royalsfabrics@yahoo.co.uk



NOTE: All charges will be deducted from the money so
you are rest assured that you wouldnt spend a dime out
of your personal money.

CEO/MR Donald Richard
Tel: +44-703-191-6678
Tel: +44-702-405-4679

ROYALS FABRICS . RECRUITMENT

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