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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:
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +448704796453 (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.
  • dfssonlineserv@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: eurocharityfoundation@mchsi.com (dfsltd)
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:25:13 +0000
Subject: WORK WITH DFS AND GET 10%

Our intend partner,

Greetings and best wishes to you.DFS sales Ltd Uk wishes to bring to your
notice that the job opening for an oversea agent who will collect and manage
its funds overseas, who it would instruct on how the funds will be managed.You
are welcomed if you wish to fit into this position as our agent in your
region.

DFS Furniture, have a project at hand to establish various mini-market
structures in some parts of the Mexico, Americas , Canada & Sub Regions in
Europe for the purpose of exhibiting our goods and services, we shall have you
to manage a particular outfit of ours in your location if you have the
qualifications and capabilities.

You will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of contract for which
payment for your services will be made, subject to your satisfaction.

Basic payment for services will be:-For the first 180 days,Representatives
will receive 10% commission on every transaction processed. After the 180 day
period, commission will increase to 15% on turnovers collected from our
customers.

For more information and further proceedings, please reply to this email
address dfssonlineserv@yahoo.co.uk with the following details-

PERSONAL DETAILS:

NAME IN FULL :.........
COMPANY NAME: .....
POSITION:......
FULL ADDRESS: .......
CITY/TOWN:........
STATE:............
ZIP CODE:........
COUNTRY:.......
MOBILE:.......
HOME TEL: .....…
FAX: ...........
EMAIL ADDRESS: ........
OCCUPATION: ...........
BANK NAME :.......
AGE: ............
MARITAL STATUS:.......

I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you in advance.

Yours faithfully,
Mr Michael Howard (Director of Finance/Sales)
DFS Bentley Moor Lane,Adwick le Street
Doncaster DN6 7BD South Yorkshire.
London,United kingdom
Tel: +44 703 187 246,
Mobile:702 409 4937,
Fax: +44 870 479 6453
Website: www.dfs-online.co.uk
Email: dfssonlineserv@yahoo.co.uk

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