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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:
  • "money orders " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
  • "money order " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +4407031902024
• 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.
  • d_dphillip07@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "dare philip" <excelconsultant@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: d_dphillip07@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:28:26 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER



Hello,

How are you, I am DARE PHILLIP and I am the Assistant Senior
Manager
Department of Manpower Operations of a company [Adonis Engineering Ltd]
that
manufactures Heavy Duty Industrial Equipment/Machinery.
The company is headquartered in the United Kingdom, although we have
about
21 regional administrative offices spread around the world.
We recently began an aggressive market share expansion drive that has
seen
us expanding our clientele to the United States and we make bold to say
that
we have established a significant foothold as regards percentage market
share/customer base in the American region.
We are now seriously looking for trustworthy representatives in USA,
Canada,
Mexico and all other US Enclaves who will help as trade fronts between
us
and our ever-growing clientele in the US and above-mentioned zones .I
am
using this means to ask if you would be interested to work with us even
if
it be on a part time basis.
The Job entails the following. We now have customers we supply on a
weekly
basis in
the United States, Canada and Mexico and they [the customers] make
installmental payments for our supplies every week in money orders -
and
sometimes cheques.
SO, we need reliable Sales Payment Processing Representatives in the
United States and the above-mentioned areas to work and assist us in
processing incoming weekly payments from our customers/clients.
You will be paid 10% of the total of what payments we route thru you
weekly
as sales proceeds.
The payments come mostly by money order – but sometimes cheques. So
basically u cash payments routed to you and deduct your 10% on the spot
while you send the balance to Company headquarters or any of our
numerous
regional offices that you will be directed to.
You will remit the balance [after deducting your 10% commission] via
Western
Union Money transfer or Moneygram money transfer.

Check our website for further information
http://adonisengr.atspace.com
Our main site will soon be up after ongoing upgrades have been
completed.
http://www.adonis-engr.com

Thanks in this regards

Dare Phillip
Assistant Senior Manager
Department of Manpower Operations
Adonis Engineering Ltd
65 Hawthorn's Boulevard
Sunderland
Sr6 8be
UK
Phone:
+44 07031902024

Email
d_dphillip07@yahoo.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam