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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447092872409 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447031841490 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: weng Zheng <wengzhengsltd@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:52:46 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: APPLICATION FORM(STOCK TRADING WORLD)





Dear VICTIMNAME,
I am in reciept of your reply to my email and firstly I would want to thank you for your willingness to assist me with this transaction. As I said in my Previous email,we are into stock broking/softwares and we sell shares/software almost all over the global especially residents of Canada,United States of America,Australia and all over Europe.Currently,our head office is situated in London,United Kingdom.
And we have been in it since January 2005 but the common problem we face everytime, is payment problem from our customers because the bulk of our customers are from Canada/America and Europe and there is always the problem of making payment to us for Goods bought. because of the regional differences.
Hence we seek your assistance as our representative in your Region.
All will need is for you to act as a medium by which our customers can get to us for payment purposes.
I want you to understand that it is not going to take too much of your time as all you have to do is wait till my Customers are ready to make payment for goods bought,You will be entitled to 10% of each payment made through you to us. Meanwhile I will want you to furnish me with the following Informations

REPRESENTATIVE APPLICATION FORM
1. Full Names:...............................

2. Date Of birth:............................

3. Sex:......................................

4. Contact Address:..........................

5.Nationality.....................................

6. Country..........................................

7. Telephone Number:................................

8. Occupation:......................................


9.NEXT OF KIN.................................


10.Scanned copy of International passport...........

These information are needed So that the company's lawyer can be able to prepare a letter of agreement that will stand as a memorandum of understanding. feel free to communicate with me any time,
Have a nice day.

email: wengzhengltd@walla.com
I am awaiting your swift response in anticipation.
Best regards


Mr.Zhang Weng.
STOCK TRADING WORLD
HACKNEY E5 0HX
LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.
PHONE: +44 703 184 1490
FAX:+447092872409
















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