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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • cheun88999@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Don Humble"<humbledon20011@myway.com>
Reply-To: cheun888999@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 21:44:36 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: (PART TIME) JOB OFFER


(PART TIME) JOB OFFERThames Court,1 Victoria StreetWindsor,Berkshire SL4 1Yb London U.KPhone: +44702401347E-mail: cheun88999@hotmail.comDear Friend, Would you like to work online from Home/Temporarily and get paid weekly? We are glad to offer you for a job position at our company (Cheapfabrics of Windsor Limited), We do have a website, But it still underconstruction. We need someone to work for the company as a Representative/Book keeper in your country. This is in view of our not having an office presently in your country. My name is Mrs. Caroline Ling working as a Sales Consultant Manager for a fabric company in United Kingdom called Cheapfabrics Limited. I found this medium an opportunity to contact you and like to know if you can work online from Home/Temporarily and get paid weekly instantly. Cheapfabrics is primarily a textile and fabrics firm based in the UK and, we need representatives in the World to work for the company as a representative/book keeper. This Job
serves as a Part-Time Job which will in no way affect your present Job,you only need to work within 1hour anytime at your convinient time for our Company. We produce various clothing materials, batiks,assorted fabrics and traditional costumes, which, of course, we have various clients we make supplies to weekly in Nothern America,Europe and Africa respectively. ***YOUR TASK IS TO CO-ORDINATE PAYMENTS FROM CUSTOMERS AND HELP US WITH THE PAYMENT PROCESSING*** This is in view of our not having an office presently in various Countries. You dont need to have an Office and this certainly wont disturb any form of work you have going on at the moment. BENEFIT IS AS FOLLOWS:-* The average monthly income is about £2000 ($4000USD)....* No form of investments from you....* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day....* You do not pay any form of taxes....REQUIREMENTS:* Full Name* Contact Phone number(s)* Email...................* Age ....................* Marital Status..........* Bank
Name............... If you are interested in being our representative out there please get back to this email with the informations asked below to start receiving payments from our customers and start cashing right away. Example: Get a Cashier's Cheque/Money Order of $1000 and get 10% off the $1000 which is $100 as your salary immediately. Reply me as soon as possible if you are interested.........................For more details to this email address: cheun88999@hotmail.com I will be glad to get back to you within 24hr. Best Regards, Mrs. Caroline LingSales Consultant ManagerCheapfabrics of Windsor UK

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