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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • hl_textilecompany@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Henry Lilian Jonathan <henrylilian04@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hl_textilecompany@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:52:47 +0100
Subject: MAKE EXTRA INCOME WORKING ONLINE( INTRESTING PART TIME JOB OFFER)






H&L TEXTILE AND FABRICS LTD
HEAD OFFICE

12 boulevard saint rose.laval.qc .h4m7r9.canada.
Tel 1-705-770-7023
fax 1-610-646-4958
hl_textilecompany@yahoo.com
Dear Friend,

My name is Lilian Jonathan, I am into manufacturing textile and fabrics with my husband Henry Jonathan,I am looking for a representative who will be working for me in the areas of collecting my payments from my numerous customers in the US as a part time and I will be willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which wouldn’t affect your work time, someone who would help me receive payments from my customers in the states, I mean someone that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive, I am working on setting up a branch in the state, so for now i need a representative in the STATES who will be handling the payment aspect for our company.
These payments are in your name if you are willing to assist as a representative,
If you receive the PAYMENT which will be sent to you by my business partners, than you can call the company to let us know
If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible via email. hl_textilecompany@yahoo.com
N: B, To enable us prepare your details in our database,fill the information below:
#Name(in full): #Address(in full):#Telephone number:
We look forward to a healthy working relationship



HENRY & LILIAN JONATHAN
Director, H&L TEXTILE AND FABRICS,
montreal, Camada.
hl_textilecompany@yahoo.com
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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam