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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "money orders " (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. )
  • "cheques " (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 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.
  • +447011136973 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • evns.ander_116@yahoo.com
  • proevnsanderson@mail2evan.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • baconsdozencompany@mail2president.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Evans Anderson <evns.ander116@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 16:41:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: JOB OFFER


PART-TIME/FULL-TIME
Positions Available Now! BACONSDOZEN INDUSTRIAL LTD
casandra casadian,
13 Waveney Road, Lowestoft,
Suffolk, NR32 1BT, England
Phone Number +447011136973
Company Reff A/7002N/116 Dear Sir/Madam, SOLICITING FOR A SALES REP IN YOUR COUNTRY It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our Company BACONSDOZEN
INDUSTRIAL LTD, we would like you to work online from home and get paid
weekly. BACONSDOZEN INDUSTRIAL LTD needs a book-keeper in your location.
My company produces various clothing materials, batiks, assorted
fabrics and traditional costume which we have clients we supply weekly in
the states.
we export into the Canada/America and parts of
Europe. We got your email through Business Directory. We were recently
given a two year contract to supply our product to Canada/America and
Europe trade zones. We are searching for a representative who can help
us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Europe and America
as well as making payments through you as our payment officer. In our
just concluded Annual General Meeting (AGM). About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through Certified
Cheques and Money orders or bank transfers based on the amount involved.
Your Task We have decided to open this new job position for solving this
problem.
Your tasks are; 1. Receive payment from Customers
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 15% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the
offices you will be contacted to send payment to. (Payment is to
forwarded either by Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer).
www.westernunion.com or www.moneygram.com. Local money transfers takes barely hours, so it will give us a
possibility to get customer's payment almost immediately. For example you've
got 3000.00USD. You take your income: 300.00 USD. Send to us: 2700.00
USD. First month you will have 15-20 transactions on 3000.00-4000.00
USD. So you may calculate your income. For example 18 Transactions on
3500.00 USD gives you 4410.00 USD. Plus your basic monthly salary of
1000.00 USD, Total: 5410.00 USD per month.
After establishing a close co-operation with us you'll be able to
operate with larger orders and you'll be able to earn more. Our payments
will be issued out in your name and you can have them cashed in your
bank or other Cashing Services. Deduct your weekly salary and forward the
balance to the company via western union money transfer or money gram
money transfer. We understand it is an unusual and incredible job
position. This job takes only 3-7 Hours per week. You'll have a lot of free
time doing another job, you'll get good income and regular job. So if
you are interested, I will need the following information (1) Your Full name
(2) Residential Address and
(3) Phone Number
(4) Age and sex. so we can forward it to our clients and they will start making payments
to u as the company representative in the states (your location). Our
quick response to the email below would be appreciated. You are to reply
to the company public relation officer email address as below, P.R.O; Mr Evans Anderson
Email; (1) evns.ander_116@yahoo.com, or
(2) proevnsanderson@mail2evan.com
After this a the company letter of employment form we be sent to you
which you have to fill and send back to us with acceptance letter and a
scanned copy of your identification attached to it. i await your urgent
response. Best regards
Sir Bacon Mchenry Kelly C.E.O BACONSDOZEN INDUSTRIAL LTD
Email; baconsdozencompany@mail2president.com

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