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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:
  • "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.
• 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.
  • +447031846346 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Henry Martins" <henry_m001@henryfabrics.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 23:37:11 +0000
Subject: US REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED


Hello Friend,Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly?H &M Fabrics needs a book keeper in the states who would help handles its affairs over there. I like to know if you will like to work online from home and get paid weekly without leaving or it affecting your present state of work.It's just that I presently run a textile and fabrics firm I inherited from my late Dad in the UK and we need someone to work for the company as a representative/bookkeeper 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.My clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of cashier checks or money orders which are not readily cashable outside the United States, 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 be willing to pay 10% of every transaction made.ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THESTATES GET IT CASHED IN YOUR BANK THEN DEDUCT YOUR PERCENTAGE AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WIRE TRANSFERS.If you will be interested to work for us, kindly send us your,FULL NAME,FULL COMPLETE ADDRESS,(where payments would be mailed to)PHONE NUMBER,OCCUPATION,GENDER,AGE,MARITAL STATUS,NATIONALITY,Our payments will be issued out in your name once we have gotten an acceptance notification from you. Hope to hear from you soon, Please Endeavour to reply as soon as possible if you are interested in this opportunity.Warmest Regards,Mr. Henry Martins.CEO H&M Fabrics & textiles Inc.Tel #:+447031846346Please when replying could you tell us a little bit about yourself, we will like to know more about who we are working with if you don’t mind. Thanks for giving us your time..

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