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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "cashier's check" (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: "Mike Paul" <mike_4paul@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: paul_mlord@uk2.net
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:15:20 +0000
Subject: Representative Needed in our company

FROM THE DESK OF:Mark Paul
BACON DOZEN INDUSTRIAL LTD
MARY KRINGS,13 WAVENEY ROAD,
LOWESTOFT,
SUFFOLK,
NR32 1BT,
ENGLAND.

Dear friend,

I am Mark Paul manage my dad's company here in uk,we supply raw materials
for clothen companies.its a big time business that is going to grow well
actually i need a representative in the states,who can be working for my
company actually I make limited of supplies to some of our clients in the
states which i do come to the states to recieve payment after I supply them
our tools so I realize that its quite too expensive and stressful for me to
be coming to the states to recieve such payment twice in a month cos most of
the payment i usually recieve is paid by cashier's check or money order
which i shall be paying you with 10% for doing this all you need to do is to
recieve payment on my behalf and then cash it and you will remove 10% for
yourself and then send the rest down to my company so you dont have to go
any lenght to pick the payment,because i will instruct my client to make the
payment out to you and it will be mailed
out to you. so all you will need is to provide me with your full name copy
of your passport,drivers license,phone number and address where the payment
will be sent to,because it is an american checks...and can only be cash in
the states...I have been coming to do that myself,but its getting
expensive and stressful,that is why I need your help BACON DOZEN INDUSTRIAL
LTD.
Upon clearance you will have to take your pecentage and wire the rest of the
money to the account I will be giving to you. well i beleive that you must
be a God fearing someone who cannot rip meoff,because i still know that we
will meet ourselves when i come to the states very soon well i beleive am
faithfull and i can always be feeling as such to somebody else and meanwhile
most americans that i know are trustworthy

http://www.baconsdozen.co.uk/
Mary Krings,
13 Waveney Road
,Lowestoft,Suffolk,
NR32 1BT,
England

I will like you to reply my private email address for security and
confidential purpose
paul_mlord@uk2.net


Regards,

Mark Paul

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