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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: Sheldon Shewart <sshewart21@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <sheldon.shewart@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:39:47 +0000
Subject: I'M OFFERING YOU TO DO SMALL JOB STARTING WITH $200 PER HOUR.



Dear Sir,madam
My name Mr. Sheldon Shewart
I'M OFFERING YOU TO DO SMALL JOB STARTING WITH $200 PER HOUR.
JOB DESCRIPTION?
Work as Middle Man.
1- Receiving payments through Wellsfargo Bank. ( Daily $2,000.00)
2- Cash payment easily at your bank.
3- Keep 20% of the total balance.
4- After you keep your 20% ,send the Money to any of our clients through western union company.
MAIN REQUIREMENT
Ready to work 1-2 hours per day. With PC knowledge
E-mail and Internet experience (minimal)
P.S. If you don't feel good about asking for your account information please feel free to open a new account has $1 on the amount, it's too easy to get a bank account it will take no money and
it cost almost nothing.
Thanks for your anticipated action and we hope to hear back from you.
Very Respectfully,
Mr. Sheldon ShewartPresident,S & J InternationalLimited110 GLEBE STREET, CHISWICKLONDONW4 2BHENGLAND
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