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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.
• 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.
  • +447031896943 (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.
  • getaparttimejob@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <siglobalresources@safe-mail.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:06:23 -0400
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OFFER

>From Mrs.Peterson
5 Goldhawk Estate,
Brackenbury road,
London W6 0BA.
Tel: +447031896943
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr.Peterson Mathew, managing director of of SIMON
GLOBAL RESOURCES.SIMON GLOBAL RESOURCES is a premier
global trading group managing the supply chain for
high-volume, quality consumer goods. Garments make up
a large
part of our business which also covers the sourcing of
hard goods such as fashion accessories, furnishings,
gifts, handicrafts, home products, promotional
merchandise, toys, sporting goods and travel goods.
We are searching for representatives who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our customers in Canada, the united states and in the uk as well as making payments
through you to us.

Note that if eventually you are selected by the
company to do this job,you would be placed on a
salary of $10,000:00 to be paid at the end of every 2
months,a 10% commision for sales you make for each
goods and also for any payment you receive on behalf
of the company.Note that you would also be entitled to
other allowances which includes Health,Travelling and
retirements benefits.
To facilitate this transaction if you deem you would
be able to undertake this task for the company,I would
want you to submit to us via this email:
.getaparttimejob@safe-mail.net..the following information which includes
1 Your Full Name as it would appear on your resume............

2 Your Qualification...............

3 Your Contact Address.............

4 Telepone number/Fax..............

5 Your present Occupation and Position presently held..............

Thanks for your time and we look forward to hearing
from you.
Yours in Health and Wealth

Mrs. Peterson
Manager ...

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