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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:
  • "% 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. )
  • "money orders " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: ken gbe <work007@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:29:33 -0600
Subject: JOB OFFER



United States Office.Los Angeles, California.United Asian Trading Company.Dear Candidate,
In response to your Initial listing in the Job search directory ,we have offered you a place in our Part time/Work from home Job program. We are an International middle-man trading company with our corporate headquarters based in Japan and liason offices in 36 countries from across Europe and Northern America .Since establishment in 1974 we have done our business in Mainland Asia and Oceania, in 1990 we extended our Region of supplies due to continuous demands to Northern America and Europe. We deal on raw factory materials and finished personal care products including live long products .As a result of our competent records for treating customer demands and supplies ,customers have referred us to other possible clients and we have been receiving orders from Northern America,Europe And Australia-These are areas we classified as outside our reach initially.
1.0. WORK SCOPE: We discovered that since we started business in the USA and CANADA ,we have been having problems getting payments from our customers as it was very uneasy for them to send payments to Asia even when they did, foreign checks will normally take at least 28 Working days to clear (this period will normally delay our business)We decided to start a regional office in California. This office could not stand with handling all of the payments as the number of staffs could not meet the number of payments been received- hence we decided to hire individuals over the internet who will help us receive and process payments and then forward to any of our offices which we designate.2.0. WHAT WE OFFER:2.1.Flexible program: Two hours daily at your choice (Day time or Evening Time).2.2. Work at Home: Check e-mails, going to the Bank-part time or full time,professional contact team with very good support and Communication Skills.2.3. Other Highlights: No selling Involved, No Kits to Buy, No Advance fees, We won't charge you anything.2.4. Commission: 10% of every transaction successfully processed-checks, money orders that is cashed instantly and forwarded to our designated offices with and outside the USA. "Cash In Hand" or "Cash at counter" is what we request this is to speed up our supply as we will not supply without receiving payments from our customers.Example: If you receive a check of $1,000:00 your net Income is $100:00 and the balance of $900:00 Is forwarded to the company.2.5. How to Forward Payments:2. 6.Once you have received and processed payments, you will be requested to forward payments via which ever method which we will instruct you to forward the payments through-sometimes via direct transfer to our accounts and some other times via Western Union or Money-Gram.REMINDAL:(I)YOU WILL PROCESS 2-3 ORDERS PER DAY.
(II)THE MORE ORDERS YOU PROCESS AT A FASTER RATE,THE HIGHER YOU STAND TO EARN DAILY.
(III)THE MORE YOU PROCESS PAYMENTS FASTER THE HIGHER YOUR FIXED EARNINGS PER EVERY TWO WEEKS WILL GROW.
(IV)YOU MUST BE OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE,WITH A US,UK,CANADIAN OR AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP.
5.0. WHAT WE ASK: Two free hours daily not including weekends, Internet access for sending and receiving e-mails, available means of cashing money orders/checks at your bank using your existing bank account.If you meet these conditions all you have to do is make contact with us providing your mailing address, phone or fax numbers (for contact purposes) using the contact informations as set below and we'll respond to you within 24-48 Hours with our contract of agreement as well as how to begin work with us.United States Payments Department.
Contact Person: Alex Mostrous
We will never ask you for anything more then that, no bank names, no bank account number, routing number, credit card, passwords, ssn # etc.If anyone asks for those on our behalf please do not give out this info.This is to ensure your security and non involvement in cases of Identity Theft.
Thanks,Alex MostrousHiring Coordinator, Human ResourcesU.S.A/Canadian Business office.

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