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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:

• 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)
  • "cheque " (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)
  • "cheques " (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "RON WILLIAMS" <ronwilliams109288i@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ronwilliams0802855@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:58:29 +0000
Subject: HELLO

UNIVERSAL FASHION PRODUCTION
1,NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE
LONDON,WC2N 5BW
TEL.447040125116


HELLO THERE,
I AM RON WILLIAMS AM FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM I AM THE OWNER OF THE VIVI
FASHION LIMITED DEALERS OFFABRICS BREEDS .I AM GIVING OUT A JOB OPPORTUNITY
TO ANY ONE IN THE UNITED STATE/CANADA /EUROPE WITH HONESTY,COMMITTMENT MY
MAIL TO YOU AS A RESULT OF THE ADVERT YOU POSTED(YOU NEED A JOB) AND I
THINK IF YOU CAN BE QUALIFIED THAT HAVE TO BE WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE
REQUIREMENT TO QUALIFY FOR THIS JOB, THE JOB GOES THIS WAY.

WE HAVE CLIENTS/CUSTOMERS FROM EUROPE AND MOST EXPECIALLY IN THE UNITED
STATES THEY COME TO BUY OUR GOODS SOME MAKE PAYMENT TO US WITH CASHIER
CHEQUE AND MONEY ORDERS WHICH HAS BEEN OURPROCEEDURE AND IS VERYCONVINIENT
FOR THEM AS THEIR FORM OF PAYMENTS. UNFORTUNATELY,RECENTLY, DUE TO THE
TERRORIST BOMB BLAST IN THE UK, IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS FOR A CASHIER
CHEQUE DRAWN IN THE UNITED STATES TO CLEAR NEITHER MONEY ORDER . IN THIS
CASE I NEED YOU TO REPERESENT OUR COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES MAINLY IN
THE FIELD TO CASH OFF OUR CHEQUES CASHIER CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDERS, IN ANY
CHEQUE CASH THERE WILL BE 10% DEDUCTED FOR YOURSHARE AND FOR YOU TO BE
QUALIFIED FOR PROPER EMPLOYEMENT OF THIS JOB YOU NEED TO HAVE A BANK
ACCOUNT.SCAN AND SEND TO ME THIS REQUIREMENT.

(1)FULL NAME
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES/CANADA/EUROPE
(3)MARITAL STATUS
(4) PHONE NUMBER
(5) HOME ADDRESS OR OFFICE ADDRESS.
(6)GENDER
(7)AGE

THE ADDRESS WILL BE FOR YOU TO RECIEVE THE CHEQUE THAT WILL BE AFTER YOU
HAVE SCAN ATTACH AND SEND TO US THIS REQUIREMENT.
I WILL BE DELIGHTED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
BEST REGARDS
RONWILLIAMS,CEO



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