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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:
  • "your commision" (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.
• 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 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.
  • +447024021249 (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.
  • hosas05@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Hosas <seun4real_12@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: hosas05@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:27:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Job offer


My name is Hosas Denilson ...I am the Director for HOT GLASS DESIGN COMPANY UK.
HOT GLASS DESIGN needs a book-keeper in these areas (United States and Canada), so we want
to know if you will like to work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or it
affecting your present job?.
The company deals in the sale of Glass fittings,glass interior product and glass design
exhibition.Hot Glass Design has established an enviable reputation for manufacturing kiln
formed glass and we have clients we supply weekly in the United States and Canada.
We have been receiving orders from United States and Canada,Which we have not been able to
process competently and completely since we do not have a payment receiving personel in
these Areas. We have decided to recruit payment officers online hence we will be needing a
representative/Bookkeeper to process our payments in these areas - due to delays in
processing payments from these areas in London Uk.
WHAT WE OFFER: Two hours/day at your choice, daytime or evening time.
WORK AT HOME: Checking e-mail and going to the bank Part time or full time.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS: No selling involved, no kit to buy,we won't charge you anything.
MONTHLY SALARY: Minimum of $400 every week to a total of $1200 per month AND also the total
amount you make in a month depends on how often you receive payments from out Clients,which
can be twice a week or more.
COMMISSION: 10% of every money order/check that is cashed instantly"cash in hand" or "cash
on counter" is what you get from the total cashed amount.
MORE EXPLANATION ABOUT THE JOB: If you receive a check of $2,500.00 from our clients or
costumers in the Usa,you would cash the check in your bank and then take 10% which is
$250,from it and then send the rest of the funds from it to anywhere in the world where the
company deligates would be at that time.
OTHER FEES: All the cost for the transfer of the money to any location in the world where
the Hotglass Deligate would be,shall also be duducted from the total funds left with you
after you have deducted your Commision which is 10% of any amount you cash and then you send
the remainder of the funds as you shall be instructed.
WHAT WE ASK: Two free hours daily not including weekends, Internet access for sending and
receiving e-mails,available means of cashing money orders/checks at your bank using your
existing bank account and then sending the funds meant for the company through Western Union
to any location where the companies associates would be.
IMPORTANT: You must be over 19 years of age, U.S,CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP AND ALSO WE WELCOME
OTHER CITIZENSHIP OUTSIDE THE TWO LISTED ABOVE,SO FAR YOU HAVE A WAY TO GET THE FUNDS CASHED
FOR US AND ALSO YOU STAY FULL TIME IN USA OR CANADA.
If you meet these conditions please contact us back by replying at this e-mail address
(hosas05@yahoo.com) to receive a Representative Contract agreement. Please add
your full names,Street address,City,Zipcode,State,Country and phone/fax numbers for quick
delivery of payments.
Note: We will never ask you for anything more than that which we have stated above. No bank
names, No bank account number, routing number, credit card, passwords, SSN# etc. If anyone
asks for those on our behalf please do not give out this info.This is to ensure your
security and non involvement in cases of Identity theft.
Thanks.

Terry Beck
Director,
Hot Glass Design,
www.hotglassdesign.co.uk
Unit 24,
Crosby Yard Industrial Estate, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan CF31 1JZ
+447024021249




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