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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:
  • "% 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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • mrkholdings@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "davemoris12007@terra.es" <davemoris12007@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 17:01:01 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Job Offer!



Dave Morrison,Managing director
Mark Holdings,Ltd
Office address:77, Bd du g=C3=A9n=C3=A9ral de Gaule
B13 Dakar,Senegal.

ATTN:
Mark Holdings Ltd, is in search of a book-keeper/company representatives in=
the United States,Canada and the UK.This project has been developed in a w=
ay not to affect your present job nor bring you any form of stress but in o=
rder to help take care of those extra costs while you work for us. We are m=
anufacturer and supplier of Batik,Assorted African fabrics,various clothing
materials,African art materials and all kinds of furniture's for exports.Ou=
r website is under construction and should be ready soon.

Recently, It came to my knowledge that there are lots' of lapses in handlin=
g funds coming from our clients in the USA,Canada and UK which come in form=
s of cashier's cheque,Company cheque,Money Orders and are not readily casha=
ble outside the United States,Canada and UK,....So we need someone in the U=
S,Canada and UK to work as our representatives and assist us in processing =
the payments from our various clients which come in on a weekly,monthly and=
annual basis.

All you need to do is receive these payments from our clients in your count=
ry,.. get it deposited at your bank,Cash it then deduct your percentage( 15=
% of every payment made) plus transfer charges and forward the balance fund=
s to one of company's representatives via Money gram/Western Union.

Our payments will be issued out in your names and your contact address you =
shall be providing us,as we would inform our clients to do.Therefore i woul=
d require you to send me an email with the following details:

1)Your Full Name and Official Mailing Address
2)Direct Telephone numbers
3)Occupation
4)Age
We would forward these information to our clients and they will start makin=
g payments to you as the company's representative in the states,Canada or U=
K.
Once we have all your details in our records,..We would notify you as soon =
as we confirm that one of our clients is mailing payment across to you.Than=
king you in anticipation of your swift and favorable response. Please send =
your informations to Email: MrkHoldings@aol.co.uk

Warmest Regards,
Dave Morrison





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