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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)
  • "cheques " (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.
• 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.
  • theventure20077@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jeff White <theventure20077@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:48:07 +0200
Subject: RE:JOB OFFER..PLS REPLY URGENTLY..

HADLER AGROCHEM
WTC-Beursbuilding
Beursplein 37
3011 AA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Telephone: + 31 10 41 14 083

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Would u like to work online from home and get paid weekly ?HADLER AGROCHEM The Netherlands needs a book-keeper in the UK,so i want to know if u will like to work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or affecting ur present job?It's  a textile and fabrics firm i inherited  from my late Dad here in Holland and we need someone to work for the company  as a representative/book keeper in the Uk.My company produces various clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costume which we have clients we supply weekly in the Uk.

My clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of uK Cheques which are not readily cashable outside the UK, So we need someone in the Uk to work as our representative and assist us in  processing the payments from our clients and i will pay him/her weekly  salary which is 10% of any amount you recieve from any of our clients.

ALL U NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE UK GET IT DEPOSITED IN YOUR BANK THEN DEDUCT YOUR WEEKLY SALARY AND FORWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.Our payments will be issued out in your name or your companys name that appears on the Account details you presented and u get them cashed in ur bank deduct ur weekly salary and forward the balance to the company .

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is a legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act.Please If interested forward your detailed information and scanned copy of either your Tax Id or drivers liecense via email(theventure20077@gmail.com)for security reasons.

SO ALL I NEED IS TO FORWARD UR INFORMATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS IN THE UK AND THEY ISSUE PAYMENTS TO YOU,VIA CHEQUES OR BANK TO BANK ELECTRONIC TRANSFER.I will need ur Full name, Residential Address or Work Address and Phone Number,  so we can forward it to our clients and they will start making payments to u as the company' representative in the UK.

AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TO U I WILL LET U KNOW AND I WILL GIVE U THE ACCOUNTANT INFORMATION TO SEND FUNDS TO THE COMPANY.I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE THANKS.

Regards,

Jeff White
DIRECTOR,
HADLER AGROCHEM.

 

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