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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.
• 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 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.
  • david_12west@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: david west <david_w12@live.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:22:01 +0100
Subject: JOB OFFER.



PART-TIME JOB OFFER (URGENTLY)BRISCO TEXTILES,AND FABRICS LTD OFFICE34 PALIAMENT STREETYORK.Y018SG. Hello Sir/Madam My name is David West, CEO of Brisko Textiles & Fabrics, an establishment that deals in the Import export of Cocoa butter cream, Rubber, Cotton and textiles and fabric materials, we are looking for a trustworthy representative in the United States that will aid as a link between us and our customers in the USA I would like know if you are interested. Respond only if you will like to work from home part-time and get paid weekly without leaving or it affecting your present job. (PAY IS GOOD) Please if you are interested forward the following info to my email address which is: david_12west@yahoo.com FULL NAME: FULL ADDRESS: ZIP CODE: CITY: STATE: PHONE NUMBER (S): GENDER:AGE:Marital Status: Please get back to me immediately with the mentioned information to enable us commence on the transaction. Regards,David West.
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