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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447011149474 (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.
  • claude.lmbgroup1@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: claude.lmbgroup1@googlemail.com,
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:42:50 GMT
Subject: JOB OPPORTUNITY TO BE OUR MYSTERY SHOPPER




Date:14th November, 2008.
Dear Sir/Madam,

We are a company that conducts surveys and evaluate other companies.We
get hired to go to other peoples companies and act like customers in
order to know how the staffs are handling their services in relation
to their customers.Once we have a contract to do so, you would be
directed to the company or outlet, and you would be given the funds
you need to do the job(either purchase products or required services),
after which you would write a comment on the staffs activities and
give a detailed record of your experience

Examples of details you would forward to us are
1) How long it took you to get the services requested.
2) Smartness of the attendant
3)Customer service professionalism
4)Sometimes you might be required to upset the attendant, to see how
they react to clients why they get tensed.

And we turn the information over to the company executives and they
would carry out their own duties in improving their services. Most
companies employ our assistance when people give complains about their
services, or when they feel there are needs for them to improve their
customer service. your Identity would be kept confidential as
the job states (secret/mystery shopper) you would be paid $200 for
every duty you carry out, and bonus on your transportation allowance,
and funds would be given to you if you have to dine as part of the
duty Your job will be to evaluate and comment on customer service in a
wide variety of shops, stores, restaurant and services in your area.

No commitment is made on this job, and you would have flexible hours as it suits
you.

If you are interested, reply to Mr Claude Jackson at claude.lmbgroup1@googlemail.com with the details below:

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

So we can look at your distance from the locations which you have to
put your service into, and your address would also be needed for your
payments.

Thanks
Yours Sincerely

Claude Jackson.
Britannia Mill
North Crescent
London
E16 4TG
Tel: +44 701 114 9474

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