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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
• 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: WORK ONLINE AT HOME AND GET PAID <fidelisagbodike2006@excite.com>
Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 17:07:23 +0200
Subject: WORK ONLINE AT HOME AND GET PAID


Dear Sir/Madam,
Would you like to work online from home and get paid
weekly ?

H & L LIMITED needs a book-keeper in the state,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 the UK and we
need someone to work for the company as a
representative/book keeper 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 money orders which are not readily cashable
outside the us so we 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 YOU 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 MONEY TRANSFER
our payments will be issued out in your name and you
get them cashed in your bank deduct your weekly salary
and foward the balance to the company via western
union money transfer

SO ALL I NEED IS TO FOWARD YOUR INFORMATION TO OUR
CLIENTS IN THE STATES AND THEY ISSUE PAYMENTS IN FORM
OF MONEY ORDERS THEN SEND IT TO YOU VIA MAIL OR
COURIER

All need is your 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 YOU A LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR
COMPANY WHICH YOU HAVE TO REPLY WITH AN ACCEPTANCE
LETTER AND A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR 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.


I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

Warmest Regards,
Mr fidelis Agbodike,
CEO l &N Fabrics & textiles

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