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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
• 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.
  • william.bill@juno.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: william.bill@juno.com
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:13:28 +0700
Subject: WORK AT HOME AND GET PAID HOURLY!!!

-Dear Sir/Madam,
ROSANTTE International Limited is a USA textile company.We produce and distribute clothing materials such as batiks,assorted fabrics and traditional costume worldwide.
We have reached big sales volume of textile materials in the Europe and now are trying to penetrate the US market.
Quite soon we will open representative offices or authorized sales centers in the US and therefore we are currently looking for people who will assist us in establishing a new distribution network there.
The fact is that despite the US market is new for us we already have regular clients also speaks for itself.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US?
There is no sense for us to work this way, while tax for international money transfer made by a private individual is 7% .
But for legal entities ( companies ) in USA is 25% where as for the inidividual it is only 7% .
That's why we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our textiles :( in bank wire transfers through Wells Fargo. WE REQUIRE CHECKING ACCOUNT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE YOU CAN SIMPLE OPEN NEW ACCOUNT) and to resend the money to us via Western Union Money Transfer.

JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. Receive payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the
offices you will be contacted to send payment to(Payment is to forwarded either by Western Union Money Transfer).
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
100 dollars per hour

ADVANTAGES
You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal.
You can earn up to $3000-4000 monthly depending on time you will spend for this job.
You do not need any capital to start.You can do the Work easily without leaving or affecting your present Job.
The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers.
Anyway our employees never leave us due to our excellent work condition.

MAIN REQUIREMENTS
18 years or older
legally capable
Responsible
ready to work 3-4 hours per week.
with PC knowledge
e-mail and internet experience (minimal)
And please know that Everything is absolutely legal, that's why You have to fill a contract!
If you are interested in our offer, please respond with the following
details inorder for us to reach you:
NAME
CONTACT ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBERS
AGE
SEX
If you have got ready, please, contact me by E-Mail.

william.bill@juno.com

THANKS FOR WORKING WITH US
william bill

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