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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.
• 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.
  • robertndiayee@netscape.net
  • robertndiayee@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: MR.N.ROBERT <ndiayee2@netscape.net>
Reply-To: robertndiayee@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 13:49:11 +0200
Subject: representetive requerd


TIMBERLAND IMPORT & EXPORT COMPANY
247 OKASAWA WAY,CENTRAL KWALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA
EMAIL: robertndiayee@netscape.net

ATTN: (REQUEST FOR REPRESENTATIVE.)
Sir

It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our
organisation. We are experts in the sale of TIMBERand RUBBER
products.We often export to Canada/America and other
parts of Europe. We are searching for
representatives who can serve as a medium of
getting our funds from our costumers in
Canada/America/Europe as well as making payments
through these representatives to us. Please if you are
interested in transacting business in view
of being one of our agents,so that our clients could make payments to you on our behalf .
Compensations will be given and other renumeration
benefits. Contact us for more information, If this
proposal is acceptable to you.
Note that, as our representative, you will receive 10%(ten percent) of
whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance will be paid
into an account we will provide for you.If the conditions stipulated above is
accepted by you,do not hesitate to contact us by emailing the following to
us:

(1)Your full names:
(2)Contact address:
(3)Phone/fax numbers:
(4)Occupation and
(5)Age

For more clarifications please contact me through my personal email;
robertndiayee@netscape.net

Best regards
Robert Ndiaye-Nkono.(Ceo)

Anti-fraud resources:

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