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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:
  • "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mrssusanjames7000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Susan James" <mrssusanjames7000@msn.com>
Reply-To: MRSSUSANJAMRS7000@YAHOO.COM
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:00:15 +0000
Subject: FOR HELP

Hello Dear,

 

Good day to you, my name is Susan james-Tustain, I am an artist with my husband James Tustain, and we are the owner of Susan Art World.I'm from New Zealand, but presently based in East-London United Kingdom UK, I'm married to James Tustain with two kids and four cats. It is definitely a full house.

I have been doing artwork since I was a small child. That gives me about 23 years of experience. I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses. Most of my work are done in either pencil or airbrush mixed with color pencils. I have recently added designing and creating artwork on the computer.

I have been selling my art for the last 3 years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines. I normally MARKET all my art works & galleries to private companies in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA).

My husband and I are always facing serious difficulties when it comes to PAYMENTS, This is because all my customers in AMERICA are always offering to pay me with U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDERS, And it is very difficult for me to cash U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDERS HERE in london United kingdom U.K, This is Because The Bristish Government does not permit the usage of U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDERS IN HERE IN LONDON UNITED KINGDOM UK.

Right now, my husband and I are looking for a representative in the (AMERICA) who can be helping us to cash the U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDERS IN THE (AMERICA) and wire the cash to here in London United Kingdom UK, we have a lot of customers in AMERICA and they all wanted to pay us with U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDERS, so we write you to seek for your help in partnership, we want you to our AMERICA REPRESENTATIVE so that all our customers can be issuing the MONEY ORDERS to your name and you will CASH THE MONEY ORDERS and send CASH to us here in LONDON UNITED KINGDOM UK.

If you accept this offer, you shall be receiving 10% commission as your interest for any amount of checks/money orders you cashed, which means that you can earning at least $3000.00 Three Thousand American Dollars Every week as your commission becuase we have a of customer in USA, if you accept this offer, all we need to do is to reach an agreement, then we will instruct all our customers to raise CHECKS/MONEY ORDERS on your name and send it to your address, Then when you receive the MONEY ORDERS/CHECKS and cash them, you will deduct 10% from the total money as your commission, and send the balance to us here in LONDON UNITED KINGDOM UK, This project is 100% risk free and it is legal from the American Government, if you are interested, kindly send me the below information's:

1. Your Complete Full Names.
2. Your Residential Address.
3. Your Telephone Number or Your Mobile Phone Number For East Communication.

This project is 100% risk free and it is legal from the America Government, so fill free to make up your mind and email me back with the above information's to enable us proceed. Thanks for finding time to read my proposal, Kindly reply as soon as you can. pls reply to this email:      
mrssusanjames7000@yahoo.com
 
Mrs. Susan James

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