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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.
  • monstartextiles@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "monstartextiles@aol.co.uk" <monstartextiles@aol.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:51:00 +0700
Subject: FROM MONSTAR TEXTILES AND FABRICS COMPANY IN THE UK

Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Cole Edward . I am the sale maneger of MONSTAR 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.
MONSTAR Textile is a company that produces and sells Chinese and African
textile and fabric material in London. our company produces various
clothing materials, batisks, assorted fabrics and traditional costumes. We
have clients that we supply weekly in the states. My clients 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
thecompany through Western Union wire transfer.
IF YOU AT ALL INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL FOR EMPLOYMENT PLEASE REPLY TO
THIS MAIL, WITH THE FOLOWING INFORMATION FOR US TO PROCEED.

Name:......................................

Address:...................................

Driver's license number:...............

Telephone number:.....................

Home address, Office us..............

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
MONSTAR TEXTILES AND FABRICS COMPANY IN THE UK
Get back to us via email if you are intrested
monstartextiles@aol.co.uk

NB
JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. RECEIVE 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
(Example $5000.00 you would deduct $500.00 pay the Western Union fee out of
the $4500.00 left and send remainder to my company.
4. FORWARD BALANCE AFTER DEDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE/PAY TO MY COMPANY
(WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR MOENY GRAM)

*Please make sure your telephone number is correct -- I will need to call
you
when everything is in place.

ATTESTATION
You will with the rules as advised earlier in this e-mail and by Job
Description.
You will notify the company three days ahead if eventually you want to
discontinue these funds from coming to your address in order to avoid
conflict.

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