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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:
  • "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 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 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.
  • kennethjohnson002@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kenneth Johnson" <mercuryarts@infordesk.info>
Reply-To: kennethjohnson002@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:44:37 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER







Mercury Arts and Designs
50 Broadway
St James's Park
London
UK SW1H 0RG
Telephone:+442076830361
E-mail Address:kennethjohnson002@gmail.com

My name is Kenneth Johnson and I'm the Human Resources Manager of Mercury Arts and Designs in the United Kingdom. We'd like to offer you additional earnings $2000 - $3000 per month. It's easy and will not take a lot of time. No costs, No Investments, Work Part Time and make about $2000- $3000 monthly. Work from Home with a Business Opportunity that no job could ever offer. Use your own computer to make money and make a CAREER as your own boss. I would like to know if you are interested. Work will consist of receiving of the payments from our clients in USA.
All you would be doing is receiving these payments that would come to you via the mail system in your country, have them cashed at your bank and remit the rest to any name and address that will be given to you via western union/money gram.You also have to check your e-mail about 2/3 times every day and respond to phone calls to know if any payment is sent to you and the instructions to follow. I would be willing to pay you 10% of whatever payment you cash at your bank. For instance if you cash a check of about $2000, your commission is 10% which is $200. These payments would come in different forms like money orders and checks.

We are always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling our products to Americans;(we sell various art works like painting and crafts) they are always offering to pay with Different Modes, which are difficult for me to cash here in the UK. Because of a hold of almost three weeks that would be placed on them before they clears here in the UK bank because they are not issued here.
Unfortunately we can't open bank accounts in all the countries we work with and because of that we seek for a representative/bookkeeper in USA
Respond only if you will like to work from home part-time and get paid weekly without it affecting your present job. (PAY IS GOOD)

NOTE VERY IMPORTANT: If interested please reply with the information below
to Email:( kennethjohnson002@gmail.com)

EMPLOYMENT FORM

FIRST____________________________________________________________
LAST
NAME________________________________________________________
ADDRESS (P.O Box Not Accepted)
______________________________________
CITY__________________STATE________________ZIPCODE_______________
PHONE ____________________ CELL PHONE
____________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS
___________________________________________________
AGE _________________________________________
NAME AS YOU WANT ON
PAYMENT______________________________________
BRIEF WORK
EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________
PRESENT
OCCUPATION_______________________________________________



NB: Mercury Arts and Designs will never ask you for any Bank Account Number,
Routing Number, Credit Card, Passwords, S.S.N # etc.

Best Regards
Mr.Kenneth Johnson
Human Resources Manager

Mr. Mark Patterson
Ceo

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