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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • dr_peteromor@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "wbc wbc" <wbcompanyinc@msn.com>
Reply-To: dr_peteromor@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:43:58 +0000
Subject: BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE

WOLWISHBOND COMPANY INCORPORATED
60 Merriman Road,
Blackheath.London, SE3 8RZ.
England.

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our organization. We are
experts in the sale of raw materials and we export into Canada/America and
some parts of Europe. We are searching for reliable representatives who can
help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the
Canada/America/Europe as well as legally receiving cash and all forms of
payment on our behalf from them as our Representative.

Please if you are interested in transacting business in view of helping
us,so our clients could be making payment to you being our representative,
we will be very glad. Compensations will be given and other benefits.
Contact us for more information, If this proposal is acceptable to you.

Please get back to us, so that a remuneration can be worked out for your
services as our representative in Canada/America/Europe as your location
shall determine. For futher informations and enquiries, you are to write to:

Dr. Peter Omor : dr_peteromor@yahoo.co.uk

Consultant. WOLWISHBOND COMPANY INCOPORATED (WBC INC) We anticipate your
earliest response in this regard.

Thanks,
SECRETARY.
WOLWISHBOND COMPANY INCORPORATED (WBC INC)




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No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.20/233 - Release Date: 18/01/2006

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