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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:

• 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 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)
• 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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • mike_zinn_uk@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mike zinn" <mikezinn_1@msn.com>
Reply-To: mike_zinn_uk@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:27:42 +0000
Subject: EmployMent offer

ACTEXOTEXTILE WORLD INC.
OFFICE
34 Parliament Street,
York, YO18SG,UK
Email: mike_zinn_uk@yhoo.com
Hello
My name is Mike Zinn and I am an artist. I live in United
Kingdom,with my two kids, four cats, one dog and the love of my life. It is
definitely a full house. I have been doing artwork since I was a small
child. That gives me about 23 years of experience. Imajored in art in high
school and took a few college art courses.Most of my workis done in either
pencil or air brush mixed with color pencils. I have recently added
designing and creating art work on the computer.I have been selling my art
for the last 3years and have had my work featured on trading cards, prints
and in magazines.I have sold ingalleries and to private collectors from all
around

the world.I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to selling
my art works to Americans,they are always offering to pay with a US POSTAL
MONEY ORDER,which is difficult for me to cash here in United Kingdom.
I am looking for a representative in the states who will be working forme as
a partime worker and i will be willing to pay 10% for every
transaction,which wouldnt affect ur present state of work,someone who would
help me recieve payments from my customers in the states.i mean someone that
is responsible and reliable,cause the cost of coming to the state and
getting payments is very expensive,i am working on setting up a branch in
the states,so for now i need a representative in the united states who will
be handling the paymentaspect.

These payments are in money order and they would come to you in your name,
so all you need do is cash the money order deductyour percentage and wire
the rest back. But the problem i have is trust,But i have my way of getting
anyone that gets away with our money,i mean the FBI branch in Washington
gets involved. It wouldnt cost u any amount,u are to receive payments which
will be sent to u 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 or moneygram money transfer,all transfer
fees should be deducted from the money.you are interested,please get back to
me as soon as possible with this information listed below
ACTEXOTEXTILE WORLD INC
APPLICATION FORM

FIRST NAME............................................
SURNAME............................................

ADDRESS........................................CITY...........................................................

STATE.............................ZIP CODE
......................................................

COUNTRY. ................................PHONE NUMBER (S)
...........................

GENDER.........................................MARITAL
STATUS................................

AGE..............................................
NATIONALITY...................................

ID NUMBER........................
Thanks i will be waiting to read from you soon my altanative email
is :mike_zinn_uk@yahoo.com
Fin/sec.
actexotextile world inc.
United Kingdom
private tellephone 44-7040104335
Fax number #.011-44-871 871 2753
Mr Mike Zinn

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