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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Emmanuel Humpkins"<Day@bristowgroup.com>
Reply-To: <michaelg0911@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:14:28 +0100
Subject: Be Our Representative

Attn:,

This email is in respect of Dulwich Picture Gallery,London,England.
We sell beautiful paintings including abstract art, seascapes and
landscapes and floral art.

We are seeking a reliable and trustworthy representative who can help
us establish a medium of getting to our customers in United states ,Canada
and Puerto Rico

You shall be receiving all forms of payment on our behalf from our customers
being our representative. It does not affect your present job,its strictly online
job and absolutely legal.You shall have Ten percent commission on every payment
made through you as your remuneration. You could make over 1500 weekly depending
on your response to the job.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

1. Receive payment from customers
2. Process Payments
3. Deduct TEN percent which will be your commission/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the
offices you will be contacted to send payment to


If you are interested, please furnish us with the following details
below:

1. FULL NAMES. " as it is to be stated in every payment issued to you

On our behalf"...................................
2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS "Where payments will be delivered
to".............
3. AGE .........................................
4. GENDER .........................................
5. OCCUPATION :..................................
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER ........................................
7. FAX NUMBER....................................
8. DO YOU HAVE ANY CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS ?.......
9. ARE YOU EMPLOYED? ....................
10. HAVE YOU WORKED AS A REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE?.............
11. IF YES,IN WHAT CAPACITY?..........

Visit our website:


If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as possible.We
wish you good luck and happiness
.
Warm Regards,
Emmanuel Humpkins.

Coordinator
Dulwich Picture Gallery

Anti-fraud resources:

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