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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: johnson moll <vctholdings_04@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: victoryhold01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:09:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: JOB DETAILS


Dear VICTIMNAME,
Victory holdings inc. is a company based in UK which specialises in the production of fabrics.The company presently needs some realiable persons in the united states who can serve as a representative/book keeper in united the states.
The company will pay you according to the numbers of payments you are able to cash from our clients.

As you have been told earlier,some of our clients are paying with MONEY ORDERS and it has been giving us problem to cash from here that is why we are recruiting reliable and sincere people from the states tha will help the company in cashing the MO'S.
You will be entitle to 10% of every amount of the money orders that you are able to cash and you will instructed to send the remaining to any of our regional offices.
If you live and work in united states and willing to work for us pls kindly fill the form below and send it back to us:


VICTORY HOLDINGS INC APPLICATION FORM YOUR ARE TO FILL THIS FORM(IN BLOCK LETTERS) FOR RECORD PURPOSE.

FIRST NAME… ........... LAST NAME……...................

ADDRESS…

CITY……… STATE……

ZIP CODE…… COUNTRY……

PHONE NUMBER (S) …

………………………………………

GENDER…… MARITAL STATUS……

AGE……… NATIONALITY……

ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR PHOTOGRAPH(EITHER A COPY OF YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE OR YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT)

ATTESTATION
According to how you have been briefed earlier as a qualified representative of this establishment. You are required and mandated to receive payment on behalf of the above mentioned firm. You are to deduct 10% of all funds processed on a particular order and forward the balance payment via Western Union Money Transfer or MONEYGRAM to any of our regional offices or warehouse that will be given to you later by the chief executive officer(CEO).
You are to have direct contact and communication with the chief executive officer.
You are to note that you are now a representative of the company covering the United States of America and overseeing the affairs of the company in the same zone as you have being earlier briefed.
You will notify the company a week ahead if eventually you want to discontinue this job so as to terminate all payment coming your way to avoid conflict.
In agreement to this kindly append signature below.



………………………………………
MR Victor Dens
CEO VICTORY HOLDINGS





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