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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "% of every payment" (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. )
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jg10167@yahoo.com
  • infojohngray@yahoo.co.kr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr John Gray <jg10167@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: infojohngray@yahoo.co.kr
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:05:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Friend,


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jg10167@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

YOUR REPRESENTATIVE ASSISTANCE HIGHLY NEEDED.

- I am Mr John Gray,president & ceo export du allied ltd, based in Lagos-Nigeria. Well we are into Manufacturing of Fabrics and Textiles with numerous customers home and abroad, We are searching for reliable and sinscere representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our teeming customers in America/Canada as well as making payments through this representative to us. You will be entittled to 10% of every payment made through you. Please if you are interested in transacting this business with us we will be very glad.You will be entittled to 10% of every payment made through you. Payments will be made via personal certified checks. We already have few clients based there and I would like to know if you would be interested in our (WORK FROM HOME ) job offer. Please reply to my private E-mail:(infojohngray@yahoo.co.kr) for more information. Regarding your services as our representative we aiso want to let you know that you will not spend any of your resources in this course of representative offer and if you decide to assist my company you will not be required to travel to anywhere or spend any money. my customers will call you to ascertain your representative status with my company before making any payment through you to my firm.please feel very free to contact me with any question. Please if you are interested forward to us your phonenumber and your full contact addresses,so that we can call you for discussion.Thanks in anticipation...Mr John Gray..President

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