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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:
  • "i am using this medium to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "% 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. )
  • "% of every transaction" (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.
  
• 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 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.
  • +2348027665033 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Mutual Trust and Funds Ltd <mutualtrustfund@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:42:31 +0000
Subject: WORK FROM HOME.....STRESS FREE;GOOD PAY



Hello Dear Sir/Ma,
How are you doing?Great i hope.I am Mr Phillip Guilderman,the personnel Manager of Mutual Trust & Funds Ltd.Here is a little about the Organisation.

Mutual Trust & Funds Ltd is a financial institution with branches nationwide and its headquarters situated in the Western Part of Africa.It is a company which is renowned for processing payment and donations in foreign currencies i.e. not in the beneficiaries local currencies.We have been able to bridge the tasking and daunting issues caused by payment and donations made in foreign currencies or Drafts drawn from a foreign account.We have worked with different organisations such as Orphanage homes,Charity Organisations,Ngos,co-operate bodies,individual bodies e.t.c.

The company was founded in 1994 by Dr. Amos Cole and has a staff strength of 23 at inception.However i will like to proudly inform you that Mutual Trust & Funds Ltd currently have a staff strength of 109 both locally and abroad.Our aim is to offer an efficient and unbeatable services to our prospective clients.This can only be realised with utmost sincerity,discipline,efficiency and good team work.However due to increase in the number of funds coming in from the United Kingdom,we will need to increase the number of our representatives there.I am using this medium to let you know that we are currently recruiting new employees who will act as representatives for Mutual Trust and Co Ltd.10% of every transaction handled will be payment for your services.This means you have a flexible salary scheme which can enable you earn up to 200-500 pounds on a single transaction.200 pounds being the minimum amount you will earn.Also it is a work-from-home scheme.The implication of this is that you won't have to pay income tax.

In recent times payment and donations which are drawn from a sterling account has been made directly to our clients or their agencies.This have posed a major problem for them as their local banks do not honour cheques/drafts drawn from a foreign account.Funds will be coming in from the United Kingdom and neighbouring countries soonest.So,here is where we come in.We will be needing an associate who can represent us there.It is a very simple job which involves a lot of trust and sincerity.It involves little or no stress.It will come in the method of a sterling cheque.Here is the nature of the Job.On every transaction you will earn 10% of the money you recieve on our behalf

Furthermore,i want to inform you once again that the nature of the job deals with trust.The cheque/Draft{payment} will be issued in your name and sent down to your address by the drawer.Then after recieving the cheque/Bank Draft,you will process it and remove the 10% commission,being payment for your services.The remaining money will be sent down to us via Western Union Money Transfer.The transfer commission will be deducted from the rest money.

Conclusively it is obvious this is a stress free,no hassle type of job.We at Mutual Trust believe you don't have to work yourself out to make ends meet.If you are interested in representing Mutual Trust & Funds Ltd.Kindly send down your personal contact address to my email address or better still give me a call on my personal contact number {+2348027665033}.

Thanks and God bless.

Yours Sincerely,Phillip Guilderman{Personnel Manager}Mutual Trust & Funds Ltd.{234} {1} 8754355,{234} {80} 27665033
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