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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 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:
  • "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 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.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447023055460 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • hsclothing_adams@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Adams" <hsclothing1@msn.com>
Reply-To: hsclothing_adams@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:51:07 +0000
Subject: Part time job offer for you.

Hello,
My name is Richard Adams,I live in London,Uk with my wife and two kids.I
majored in business management and have been working in a small firm till i
recently inherited my late uncle's company a year ago,H & S TEXTILES AND
FABRICS.
The company produces various clothing materials,batiks,assorted fabrics
and traditional costume which we have clients we supply weekly in the
states. When my uncle passed away he was in the process of expanding to West
Africa and the US.I am at our company in UK,though we have just completed a
base in Africa and i might be visiting and we have made such a large client
base in the Us but I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to
transacting with Americans,they are always offering to pay with a US MONEY
ORDERS OR CASHIERS CHECKS, which is difficult for me to cash here in United
Kingdom and even Africa.
I am looking for a representative in the states who will beworking for me
as a part-time worker and i will be willing to
pay 7% for every transaction,which wouldnt affect urpresent state of
work,someone who would help me recieve
payments from my customers in the states and get them processed at US banks.
I mean someone that is responsible,trust worthy,honest and reliable,cause
the cost of coming to the state and getting payments is very expensive,i am
working on extending a branch in the states,so for now i need a
representative in the united states who will be handling the payment aspect.
These payments are usually in money orders and they would come to you in
your name, so all you need do is cash the money order deduct your percentage
and wire the rest back. It wouldnt cost you any amount,you are to receive
payments which will be sent to you by fedex or usps from my business
patners, which would come in form of a money order then u are to cash it and
send the cash to me via western union money transfer,all western union
charges will be deducted from the money.
Kindly get back to us as soon as possible if you are interested in this
job offer and i will brief you further with what this job will entail.

WARM REGARDS
Richard Adams
+ 44 70230554609

N.B
PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO SEND A COPY OF YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL FOR QUICK
RESPONCE hsclothing_adams@hotmail.com
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-ORPERATION.



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