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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:
  • "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. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "James C Gilbert" <james@weneedbox.org>
Reply-To: jamesgil6@live.com
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:45:20 +0000
Subject: Hello From James C GIlbert




INTRODUCTION.

EXTREMELY AFRICAN TEXTILES has been established to share our love of the creative works of African textile artists, weavers, dyers, and embroiderers, and to make high quality African textiles accessible worldwide. We are committed to bringing people high quality cloths at prices which are fair to people down there and to our suppliers throughout Africa.

The sales of our products (that is exceptional variety of collector quality African textiles, including Adire, Adinkra, Bogolan, Aso Oke, Batiks, Ewe, Kente, Kuba and others) is limited to Africa until recent that we intend to expand to the United states.

We are presently facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling our products to Americans because they usually offer to pay with a US Money orders and Cashier’s check which is difficult to cash here as it takes several weeks before it clears and that would tie down capital and will not make business move fast

as expected. But US Money orders and Cashier’s check presented to the bank in the US would clear tops witching within 48hrs.

In line to this, I’m looking for a very responsible, trustworthy and reliable representative in the US who will be working for our company online from home as Fund receiving agent. This offer will attract good income and would not affect your present state of work.


HOW DOES THE FUNDS COMES


The payments will be issued out in your NAME and sent to you via delivery courier or by regular mail and sometimes by hand delivery if in the same city. So all I need is to forward your information to my numerous customers and they might contact you before issuing out the payment to you.

However, since you are most likely to be receiving payment once or twice weekly, your commission will be 10% of each transaction as your wages. The payments you will be receiving varies from $3000 to about $7000 per transaction. You are meant to deduct the 10% from each payment and wired back the balance to any of our accountants in regional warehouses afterwards.

If accepted, please provide the following contact information:



First Name___________________
Last Name___________________
Street _______________________
City_________________________
State/Province_________________
Zip/Postal Code________________
Work Phone___________________
Home Phone___________________
E-mail________________________


This requirements are basically for security reasons and record purposes. I intend to run a background check on all applicants in other to ensure the safety of my business.

Once this is done, you will be contacted with more information which will help determine if you

meet my criteria for a representative.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours Faithfully,

James C Gilbert.

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