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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:
  • "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.
  • +447031948359 (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.
  • escot_wilson1313@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Emmanuel wilson" <escot1313@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:22:48 -0700
Subject: PART TIME JOB FOR YOU........................


*Linear fabrics
Oxford Court, Oxford Street
Accrington,
Lancashire, BB5 1GR
Tel. + 447031948359
*

*L& B Fabrics Introduce a position of the manager(Representative) for the
payment from the customers and other financial means.*

*We needs a book-keeper in these areas (United States and Canada), so wewant
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 Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Lutyens and
Rennie Mackintosh, and are ideally suited to most forms of upholstered
furniture, antique, classical and contemporary design exhibition.L&B
Textiles Ltd has established an enviable reputation for manufacturing
tradition of horsehair weaving 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 $450 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,and also
pay you $2 per day for checking your email.*

*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 L&B Textiles Ltd 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/cheques at your bank using your existing bank account and then
sending the funds meant for the company through Western Union or Money Gram
to any location where the company associate are located. *

*PLS NOTE :You must be over 19 years of age and also an AMERICAN & CANADIAN
CITIZEN,ANY OTHER CITIZENSHIP OUTSIDE THE TWO LISTED COUNTRY ARE NOT
GRANTED.

If you meet these conditions kindly provide us the information requested
below and get back to us ASAP then we can process your application as one of
our representative in the state.

FIRST NAME :
SURNAME :
ADDRESS :
CITY :
STATE :
ZIP CODE :
COUNTRY :
PHONE NUMBER (S)
GENDER :
MARITAL STATUS :
AGE :
NATIONALITY :

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.
If interested reply the details needed to
**escot_wilson1313@yahoo.com*<escot_wilson1313@yahoo.com>
*
Thanks.
Best regards,
Scott Wilson*

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