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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:
  • "deduct your 10%" (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. )
  • "money order " (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 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.
  • waltter.smith@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "wa_sm002@terra.es" <wa_sm002@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:51:13 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: ONLINE JOB OFFER.


Sir/Madam,


CTEXTILES & FABRICS, UK produces various clothing
materials,batiks,assorted fabrics and traditional costumes.


Our company needs a reliable and trustworthy representative in the
States/Canada to process the payments from our customers for a commission.


The representative is necessitated by the 28-working days delay in
cashing off-country checks in the U.K.This affects our cash flow,but with a
representative we would get a quick cash turnover.


You need not resign your present job.


Your job is to receive these payments on our behalf from our customers
that bought our fabrics; duly notified by CTEXTILES & FABRICS, UK; in
the States and get it cashed in your bank or a cashing center then
deduct the transfer fee and your 10% from the worth of textiles bought by
them,and forward the balance to the company via western union money
transfer.


In line with the company policy, and due to the fact that it would be
your first engagement with us, we would instruct our customers to make
out small amount (about 3,500USD.) of fabrics bought,in your name to see
how efficient you would be with us before bigger amounts could be made
out in your name as our representative.




Breakdown of duty(ies)



1.Receive 3,500USD worth of money order or travellers check of
Textiles bought by our customers-duly notified by CTEXTILES & FABRICS, UK


2. Get it cashed from the Bank.



3. Deduct your 10% and transfer fee from the 3,500USD.


4. Send the balance to the parent company in the United Kingdom.





You need not resign your job as this could be done in line with your
present job and payments would come to you twice weekly.





If you are interested, kindly provide the following information:


FIRSTNAME____
SURNAME_____
ADDRESS_____
CITY________
STATE_______
ZIP CODE____
PHONE NUMBER___
AGE____________



To: waltter.smith@yahoo.co.uk


Regards,


Walter Smith


Head, Human Resources Dept;
Ctextiles and fabrics.






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