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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:
  • "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
• 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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045726690 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: tmlewinoperatorservice1955@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:14:38 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION : JOB OFFER ( AS REPRESENTATIVE )



T.M LEWIN & SONS LTD
106 JERMYN STREET
LONDON UNITED
KINGDOM W1E 6DJ
Rc:133032
www.tmlewin.co.uk
Tel +44-704-572-6690



Attention: Employee,



Here is the customer care for one of the T.M LEWIN store in the UNITED
KINGDOM and we are looking for a representative in the USA who will be

working for us as a partime worker and we are willing to pay 10% for
every transaction,which wouldn't affect ur present state of work.


Our main factory is located in the UNITED KINGDOM were we extract the
raw materials need for the manufacturing of fabrics (shirt making),
but
all transfers and anything that has to do with payments are refered to

USA we are looking for a representative in the USA, someone who would
help us recieve payments from our customers in the USA all because of
the cost of coming to States and getting payments is very expensive.



We do spend up to $1,400 some times and more than that only in buying
tickets to come to the USA to recieve payments ,My store gets
Male/Female
Shirts from the factory and we have clients we supply weekly in the
states.


My clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of Money
Orders/ Travellers Check / Certified Check which are not readily
cashable outside the United States so what we need now is a
representative in the USA who will be handling that aspect,So we need
someone in the States to work as our representative and assist us in
processing the payments from our clients and i will pay you weekly
salary.


ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE
STATES GET IT CASHED IN YOUR BANK THEN DEDUCT YOUR WEEKLY PAY AND
FORWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WESTERN UNION OR
MONEYGRAM
TRANSFER.


We are willing to pay 10% per every payment yourecieve ,and you can
still keep ur regular job while you work for us or stay with us
permanently if you would like cause we would open a branch there soon
in the USA,the payment range you will receive is from $1,500 - $10,000
.


If you are interested get back to us with this same e-mail with your
necessary informations like your full name ,home adress and phone
number


, I WILL EMAIL U A LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR COMPANY WHICH U HAVE
TO REPLY WITH AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER.AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT
COMING TO U I WILL LET U KNOW AND I WILL GIVE U THE ACCOUNTANT
INFORMATION TO SEND FUNDS TO THE COMPANY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY OR
MONEYGRAM
TRANSFER.


Please if you are interested please try to fill out this form and mail
to me for me to file in as my agent overthere in the state.



APPLICATION FORM :



Full Name :
Address :
City :
Age :
State :
Zipcode :
Country :
Nationality :
Marital staturs:
Home/Mobile phone#:
Gender :
Identification card :
Current Job :


Await your response and stay blessed.


Warmest Regards,



Operator Service Manager
White Brown,
Propietor T.M LEWIN STORE

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