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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "cheques " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: David Cole <davidcole2010@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:42:24 +0100
Subject: JOB OFFER


Hello ,how are you doing?
Would you like to work from home and get paid weekly?

*DAREFAM TEXTILES LIMITED* needs a representative in the states,so i want to
know if u will like to work online from home and getting paid weekly without
leaving or affecting ur present job?

It's just that i presently run a textile and fabrics firm i inherited from
my late Dad in Europe and we need someone to work for the company as a
representative in the states

My company produces various clothing materials,batiks,assorted fabrics and
traditional costume which we have clients we supply weekly in the states

Our clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of us
certified cashiers cheques which are not readily cashable outside the us so
i need someone in the states to work as our representative and assist us in
processing the payments from our clients and i will pay him weekly salary

*ALL U NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES
GET IT CASHED IN UR BANK THEN DEDUCT UR WEEKLY PAY AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TO
THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WESTERN UNION*

Our payments will be issued out in ur name and u get them cashed in ur bank
deduct ur weekly salary and foward the balance to the company via western
union

*SO ALL I NEED IS TO FOWARD YOUR INFORMATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES
AND THEY ISSUE PAYMENTS IN FORM OF CASHIERS CHEQUES THEN SEND IT TO U VIA
MAIL OR COURIER . *

All i will need is ur full name,address and phone number so we can foward it
to our clients and they will start making payments to you as the company'
representative in the states.

*I WILL EMAIL U A LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR COMPANY WHICH U HAVE TO
REPLY WITH A SCANNED COPY OF UR INDETIFICATION ATTACHED TO IT

AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TO U I WILL LET U KNOW AND I WILL
GIVE U THE INFORMATION TO SEND FUNDS TO THE COMPANY VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER. *

*WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE*

Yours Faithfully,
*David Cole*

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