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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:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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. )
  • "cashiers check" (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: mandy john <candyshup_mb3@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mandy.john@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:23:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENTLY NEEDED A REPLACEMENT PART TIME MANAGER TO THE VACANCY POST
IN USA


Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 160
D-34119 Kassel,
Germany.
www.wingas.de

I am Dr. Mandy John, Financial Director of wingas.Description of Wingas The company deals with areas of operation like Gas Management,Gas Procurement,Gas sales and marketing,Gas network and Gas Storage.The founder of the company was one William McMullan, a chemist byProfession, who started the business modestly delivering paraffin oil byHorse and cart around the streets of Belfast.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
This project has been developed in a way not to affect your present job nor bring you any form of stress but in order to help take care of those extra costs it came to my knowledge that there are a lot of lapses in handling funds that come in from the states which come in forms of cashiers checks, company checks and money orders and are not readily cashable outside the United States and some sent mails that do not delivered due to lapses in courier services, So we need someone in the States to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our various clients which come in on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. This is why we decided to get a representative over in the states to help us accept payments at your current.The major reason for not being able to accept usa payment in germany is that it will take 30 to 90 days to clear and as you know this arent good for business enough cos it ties down capital...So based on sinceirty and transparency
of our company we beleive you shall work with us in good faith with all transparency and sincerity too.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES GET IT CASHED AT YOUR BANK, THEN DEDUCT YOUR PERCENTAGE (10% OF EACH PAYMENT) AND FORWARD THE BALANCE OVER TO THE COMPANY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR VIA WESTERN UNION.

Our payments will be issued out in your name as we would inform our Clients to do.
I WOULD ENDEAVOUR THAT YOU NOTE THE FOLLOWING THINGS BELOW: DO YOU HAVE A CHECKING ACCOUNT? YES/NO SO YOU GET BACK TO ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS OFFER FOR MORE DETAILS....

Regards,
Mandy John..




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