419 scam: Howard Cecil <howardcecilmail@yahoo.co.uk> To Whom It May Concern:

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

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.
- +447031915660 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Howard Cecil <howardcecilmail@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 12:59:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: To Whom It May Concern:

To To Whom It May Concern:

I am Mr. Howard Cecil, President of Britworks Art and
Craft, located in London, united Kingdom. Britworks is
an on line gallery and publisher specializing in the
mythopoetic arts. The gallery features original
paintings and sculpture along with prints, giclees,and
collectibles from visionary artists with a flair for
fantasy and fairy tale art.

We want to expand our business into Canada, United States, the Middle and Far East and the rest of the world. We are searching for reliable representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
customers in your respective country as well as making
payments through you to us.

Please contact us for more information,Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative.if you are interested,kindly get back to us for more details as we will be pleased to do business with you.
Thanks in advance.

Mr.Howard Cecil
President Britworks Art & Craft.
Tel:+447031915660
Fax:+448704902086

NOTE:

All interested person(s) MUST write to this email address.
+447031949461

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