419 scam: "pop williams"<bibliomonde@noos.fr> JOB OFFER

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
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.
- pop.williams@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "pop williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pop.williams@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:18:35 +0100
Subject: JOB OFFER

I am Pop Williams a nurse by profession with the United States Army. Art is my hobby, I specialize in painting and has been in this since I was a little child. This gives me 26 years of experience. I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses.

Presently am looking for a representative in the states who will be working for me as a part time worker, someone who would be helping me receive payments from my customers in the States and some other parts of the world. I mean someone that is responsible and reliable, am willing to pay TEN PERCENT (10%) for every transaction.The job will not affect your present state of work, all I need is a representative in the United States who will be handling only the payment receiving aspect of my business for now till I come back since I cannot leave the United State military base here in Iraq.

Payments will come to you in your name via FedEx or UPS from my business partners.All you need do is cash the CHECKS/ MONEYORDER in your bank, deduct your TEN PERCENT(10%)and wire the rest to my international sales managers via Western Union Money Transfer. All transfer fees should be deducted from the money before sending it to him. The problem I have now is trust,although we have our ways of getting anyone that gets away with my money, I mean the FBI branch in Washington will get involved. If you are interested, please provide this information bellow as this assures our partnership.

APPLICATION FORM
FIRST NAME..................
LAST NAME...................
ADDRESS.....................
CITY........................
STATE.......................
ZIP CODE....................
COUNTRY.....................
PHONE NUMBER (S) ...........
GENDER......................
MARITAL STATUS..............
AGE............. ...........
NATIONALITY.............
OCCUPATION..................
Regards,
Pop Williams
Email reply to :pop.williams@yahoo.com
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO MAKE ANY UPFRONT PAYMENT

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