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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)
• 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.
• 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.
  • kelvinjoopexport@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "KELVINJOOPEXPORT" <kelvinjoopexport@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:03:57 +0000
Subject: WORK AT HOME AND KEEP YOUR PRESENT JOB




Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is KELVIN JOOP . I am the sale manegar of DUKE COLE
TEXTILES AND FABRICS COMPANY IN THE UK
Presently, our company is looking for a trustworthy bookkeeper,
representative in Canada/USA.
An excellent opportunity to work at home part time and still keep your
full time job.

DUKE COLE Textile is a company that produces and sells Chinese and
African textile and fabric material. our company produces various
clothing materials, batisks, assorted fabrics and traditional
costumes. We have clients that we supply weekly in the states.

some of our client make payments for our supplies every week by check which
are not
readily cashable outside of the US or Canada; so we need a representative
to assist us in processing the payments. This will enable our cash to flow
more quickly and therefore would not tie down our capital. I would be
willing to employ you on contract basis to be my payment representative
back in the states. I am involved in alot of travel and this way I could
give my clients the authority to make the cheque, money orders, etc out
to you. You could then easily cash at your bank, then withdraw 10%
of the total amount as your commission and send the rest back to the
company through Western Union wire transfer.

JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. RECIEVE PAYMENT FROM CLIENTS (delivered by FedEx or UPS you would
need to be at your address to sign)
2. CASH PAYMENTS AT YOUR BANK (PAYMENT WILL BE MAKE IN YOUR NAME TO BE
CASHED AT YOUR BANK) CLIENTS WILL CONTACT YOU FIRST AND SEND PAYMENT VIA
COURIER OR MAIL.
3. DEDUCT 10% WHICH WILL BE YOUR PERCENTAGE/PAY ON PAYMENT PROCESSED
(Examle $5000.00 you would deduct $500.00, pay the Western Union fee out
of the $4500.00

4.FORWARD BALANCE AFTER DEDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE/PAY TO MY COMPANY
(WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER)


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL FOR EMPLOYMENT PLEASE FILL OUT

THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW.

FIRST NAMES
ADDRESS(Not P.o.box)
CITY
STATE
ZIP CODE
COUNTRY
PHONE NUMBER (S)
GENDER
MARITAL STATUS
AGE
NATIONALITY
DETAILS OF PAST WORK EXPERIENCES (If any)

*Please make sure your telepone # is correct - I will need to call you
when everything is in place.
ATTESTATION
You will adhear to the rules as advised earlier in this e-mail and by
Job Description.
You will notify the company one week ahead if eventually you want to
discontinue these funds from coming to your address in order to avoid
conflict.

DUKE COLE TEXTILES LIMITED
Get back to us on our email
kelvinjoopexport@aim.com

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