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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:
  • "payments processing" (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 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.
• 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.
  • +447045702095 (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.
  • carrickgilbert@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Carrick Gilbert <carrickgilbert41414@live.com>
Reply-To: <carrickgilbert1960@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:03:43 +0100
Subject: **OPPORTUNITY JOB OFFER**



USA & CANADA OFFICE:
Payments Processing Unit
Contact Person:Carrick Gilbert
E-mail: ***Job-Vacancy Apply With-In***
Payments Managers Needed For New Quarter 2007
Union Food Company Limited
Unit 5, Wharram Street
Hull, HU2 0JB Humberside
United Kingdom.
+447045702095


Att: Prospective Candidate,

It
is my pleasure to write you in respect of Union Food Company.We import
and export all kinds of food and farm materials and equipment into
various countries. We are searching for reliable representatives who
can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Canada
and the USA as well as legally receiving cash and all forms of payment on our
behalf from our customers as our Representative In your area

Full Names.
Mailing Address.(PO BOX NOT ALLOWED)
City.
Zip-Code.
State.
Tel:
Occupation.
Age.
Country:


We
are well registered by the appropriate authorities and we are licensed
to operate under legal and licensed organisation of the better
bussiness bureau of the U.S.A,Working with our company gurantee's you a
safe relationship and licensed Establishment..


To apply, forward your applications to our:


USA & CANADA OFFICE:
Payments Processing Unit
Contact Person: Carrick Gilbert
E-mail: carrickgilbert@yahoo.com
Time: 24 Hours daily by e-mail
Tel: 516-740-8820.

Best Regards.

Job Processing Unit.


Time: 24 Hours daily by e-mail
Tel: 716-740-8820.

Best Regards.

Job Processing Unit.
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