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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:
  • "% of every payment" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Rose Melvin <r_melvin071@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <r_melv070@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 02:23:12 +0000
Subject: MAKE MONEY AT HOME WORKING AS AN AGENT FOR OUR COMPANY



Dear Sir,
My name is Rose Melvin, marketing manager for Trans Mineral and Oil Incorporation, Nigeria.Our company handles a part of the countries crude oil sales and Cassava processed products. We have made sales in various countries of the world and now needs agents in the U.K and United States Of America as payment receivers for our company in those countries.
You shall get 10% of every payment made through you, as you send the rest 90% to our company as directed to you by this office. Please note that this appointment is made legal and would serve as policy remark for our company.
Please note i am a U.S citizen and would want you to accord us the honour of working with you.If this interests you please reply immediately, then we work all modalities out.
Send the followin to us in your reply: Full name and Address, Telephone numbers (mobile inclusive), Age and current job with company name.
Yours Truly,Rose Melvin.Marketing Manager.
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