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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:
  • "% of every payment" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045764778 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • mr.collinsg@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Hannah jack Williams" <hannahdesk@info.org>
Reply-To: mr.collinsg@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:13:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Company Representative Required

>From The Desk,
Of Mrs. Hannah jack William (President)
C.M.I.E.Ltd.


I am Mrs. Hannah jack Williams,

President of China metallurgical import and
export company. We are a group of business
men/woman who deal on Raw Materials and My
company was established in 2001 we export raw
materials such as non-metallic minerals such
as Calcite,Barytes,Manganese Dioxide, Dolomite
Mica China Clay, Ferrous (Iron) Oxide.

The various industries we cater to are Paints,
Rubber, and Plastics,Construction chemicals.
My sales vary from different sizes and
we export them into Canada, Europe, Asia
and America. We are searching for
representatives who can help us establish
a medium of getting to our costumers in
Canada, Europe and America as well as
making payments through you to us and
earn 15% of every payment made
through you to us.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given
the opportunity to negotiate your mode of
which we will pay for your services as our
representative. If you are interested, please
fill in the blank spaces below and
contact the company lawyer in UNITED
KINGDOM for immediate processment
of file.

Name : Mr. Collins Gold(Esq)
TEL: + 44 704 576 4778
Email: mr.collinsg@yahoo.co.uk

1.Your Full Names:.................
2.Your Full Contact Address:............
3.AGE:................
4.SEX:............
5.State/Country:...........
6.Your Phone/Fax Numbers:........

I await your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Hannah jack.Williams
(President;C.M.I.E.)

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