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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 order " (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.
• 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.
  • derektrotter_5000@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "derektrotter00572" <derektrotter00572@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:42:54 -0600
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND


Hello,
My name is Derek Trotter and I am an artist. I live in England, with my
two kids, one dog and the love of my life. It is definitely a full
house. I have been doing artwork since I was a small child when I was
in
Canada were I took interest in arts that gives me about 23 years of
experience. I majored in art in high school and took a few college art
courses. Most of my work is done in either pencil or airbrush mixed
with
color pencils. I have recently added designing and creating artwork on
the
computer. I have been selling my art for the last 4to 5 years and have
had my work featured on trading cards, prints and in magazines. I have
sold in galleries, museums and to private collectors from all around
the world. I am always facing serious difficulties when it comes to
selling my art works to Americans; they are always offering to pay with
a US
POSTAL MONEY ORDER, which is difficult for me to cash here in
England.
I am looking for a representative in the states who will be working for
me as a partime worker and I am willing to pay for every transaction,
which wouldn't affect our present state of work, someone who would help
me receive payments from my customers in the states. I mean someone
that is responsible and reliable, because the cost of coming to the
state
and getting payments is very expensive, I am working on setting up a
branch in the state, and so for now I need a representative in the
united
state who will be handling the payment aspect.


These payments are in money order and they would come to you in your
name, so all you need do is cash the money order deduct your percentage
and wire the rest back. But the problem I have is trust, but I have my
way of getting anyone that gets away with our money, I mean the FBI
branch in Washington gets involve.


It wouldnî-¹ cost u any amount are to receive payments which will be
sent to u by fedex or usps from my business partners, which would come
in
form of a money order then u are to cash it and send the cash to me via
western union money transfer all western union charges will be deducted
from the money. If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as
possible.

feel free to get in touch with DEREK TROTTER without any delay,
email;derektrotter_5000@yahoo.com;
best regard,
derek,

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