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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.
  • nylrmaritn@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Karen Gilbert" <karen_gilbert11@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2006 16:25:51 -0500
Subject: CONVENIENT PART-TIME JOB OFFER.

Dear Sir/Madam,
It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation, Walsh
Metallurgical Company. We are experts in the sales of raw materials in the
metallurgical industry.We export into the Canada/America and some parts of
Europe. We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting our funds from our costumers in the Canada/America/ Europe
as well as making payments through these representatives to us. So i want to
know if you will like to work online from home and getting paid weekly
without leaving or it affecting your present job. Please if you are
interested in transacting business with us in view of helping us,receive
payments from our clients as 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 could write back to Mr.Martin
Naylor at nylrmaritn@yahoo.co.uk .We anticipate your earliest response in
this regard.

Thanks,
Karen Gilbert,
Secretary.
Walsh metallurgical Company



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