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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:
  • "commission of 10%" (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. )
  • "cashiers check" (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.
  
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR BRUCE WALES" <brucewales@lookforjobsonline.net>
Reply-To: tiawanfabapprovalltd103@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:13:17 +0000
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OFFER (INCREASE YOUR EARNING BY 10%)




TAIWAN TAFFETA FABRIC CO., LTD.
8/F 70-1 Hsi-Ning North Road Taipei Taiwan
Tel : 886-2-25568282 (11 lines)
Fax : 886-2-25567948 / 886-2-25597309
WEBSITE : www.ttfco.com

Dear sir/ma,

My name is MR BRUCE WALES, Head of job processing unit at TAIWAN TAFFETA FABRIC CO., LTD., We are registered in WHITE PAGES for emailing online recruitment payment officer, we would be offering you a part time paying job opportunity for United State,Puerto Rico and Canada only in which you could earn alot without quitting your present we require no payment from you to sign on. We will need you as payment representative to receive payments in your areas.

Your Job Description is as follows:
1) You would receive payment on our behalf from any of our Various Clients, which would come in the form of Cashiers Checks, Travelers Checks and Money Orders.
2) You then get the Payments Cashed/Deposited at your Bank.
3) You deduct a commission of 10% of each Payment you would be receiving on our behalf.
4) You then send the Remaining Funds back via Western Union to details you would be given later. Therefore the following details would be needed from you via Email, so as for you to start working for the Company.

Please, bear it in mind that we would be dealing with quite a handful of cash and you could be making up to $5000 just working with the company in a short period of time within 2-3 weeks. If interested get back with these information below...

FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:(NO P O BOX)
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP-CODE:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
MOBILE NUMBER:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
EMAIL:



GOD BLESS YOU

MR BRUCE WALES

Position: Payment Officer
Time 24Hrs Daily

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