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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 transaction" (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 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 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.
  • collins_wtsn@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "teckfood@terra.es" <teckfood@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:35:46 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: job offer




Assorted Food Conglomerate Limited
Unit 5, Wharram Street
Hull, HU2 0JB Humberside
U.K
REPLY EMAIL TO>>>>>>collins_wtsn@yahoo.co.uk

HI,
We are an International trading company involved in the sales and
Cultivation of assorted food types from across 36 countries worldwide.
1.0. WHAT WE DO: We create a product and service exchange between
Customers and dealers, we deliver the goods to the buyer, he/she checks and is
satisfied with our product and then pays for the product through us. We are just
a middleman company (similar to escrow).
2.0. WHAT WE ASK: Two free hours daily not including weekends,
Internet access for sending and receiving e-mails, available means of
Cashing money orders/checks at your bank using your existing bank
3.0 YOUR WORK SCOPE: We discovered that since we started business in
The USA and CANADA, we have been having problems getting payments from
Our customers as it was very uneasy for them to send payments to our
Offices, supplier or farmers directly considering the time frame
Required processing foreign Checks (30 Days and above). We decided to hire
individuals over the Internet who will help us receive and
Process payments in your country and then forward to any of our
Offices or farmers, which we designate.
4.0. COMMISSION: 10% of every transaction successfully processed and
Forwarded to our designated offices within and outside the USA and
Canada. "Cash In Hand" or "Cash at counter" is what we request this is to speed
up our supply Rate, as well as satisfy our clients. Check depositing is also
encouraged depending on the amounts
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OFFER, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME WITH THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION.
(I)Names,
(2)Mailing address,(NOT P.O BOX) City, State, Zip Code
(3)Age,
(4)Sex,
(5)Marital Status,
(6)Phone numbers/fax numbers
(7)Previous Occupation
THANK YOU,
COLLINS WATSON






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