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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.
• 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.
  • martinspublicrelationofficer1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Martins Every" <martinsevery@dhfo.biz>
Reply-To: martinspublicrelationofficer1@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:20:01 +0000
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OFFER (PART-TIME JOB) GET PAID WEEKLY!!!!!




WE HAVE A JOB OFFER AVAILABLE FOR YOU IN RESPONSE

TO YOUR INITIAL REQUESTING THE JOB SEARCH

DIRECTORY IS FOR USA/CANADA ONLY.WE ARE BASED IN

UK.WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING ORDERS FROM NORTHERN

AMERICA, WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROCESS

COMPLETELY SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A PAYMENT

RECEIVING PERSONNEL IN THESE AREAS.WE HAVE

DECIDED TO RECRUIT PAYMENT OFFICERS ONLINE HENCE

WE WILL BE NEEDING A REPRESENTATIVE TO PROCESS

OUR PAYMENTS IN THESE AREAS.if interested get back with

this information

FULL NAME AND FULL ADDRESS ( NO PO BOX ) STATE,

CITY, ZIPCODE, PHONE NUMBER.

WHENEVER YOU RECEIVE PAYMENT YOU WILL GET 10% ON

EACH. IF YOU GET PAYMENT OF $3500 YOU WILL GET $350

FROM THAT AND GET THE 90% TO THE COMPANY.

GOD BLESS YOU


Name:Martins Every
Position: Payment Officer
Email:martinspublicrelationofficer1@gmail.com
Time 24Hrs Daily

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