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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.
  • lancelot_davis_2005@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Cook" <walshmc@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:29:25 +0000
Subject: 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 customers 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 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 renumeration 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.
Lancelot Davis at lancelot_davis_2005@yahoo.co.uk. We anticipate your
earliest response in
this regard.
Thanks,
John Cook,
Secretary.
Walsh metallurgical Company



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