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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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)
  • "cashiers check" (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.
• 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.
• 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.
  • mikemholdingsinc@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mike.jones803@virgin.net" <mike.jones803@virgin.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 11:07:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Work Part Time or Full Time .Up to $2000 Part Time and $8000 Full Time


Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! We'd like to offer you additional earnings $1000 - $8000 per month. It's easy and will not take a lot of time. No costs, No Investments, Work Part Time or Full Time .Up to $2000 Part Time and $8000 Full Time. Work from Home with a Business Opportunity that no job could ever offer. Use your own computer to make money and make a CAREER as your own boss .My Name is MIKE JONES, I am the C.E.O OF MIKE & MURLIE HOLDINGS, My company produces various clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costumes.We have clients we supply weekly in the states and my clients make payments for our supplies every week in form of money orders or cashiers check which are not readily cashable outside the US or Canada,so we need someone in the States/Canada to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients and I will pay him/her a weekly wage, by percentage. All you need to do is receive this payment from our clients in the States or Canada and get it cashed in your bank or a cashing center then deduct your 10% and forward the balance to the company down here via moneygram or western union money transfer.
FIRST NAME..........................................................SURNAME..........................................................ADDRESS........................................................CITY..........................STATE................................ZIP CODE..........................................................COUNTRY..........................................................PHONE NUMBER
(S)..........................................................GENDER..........................................................MARITAL...................................................STATUS..........................................................AGE..........................................................NATIONALITY..........................................................
Kindly fill the form and get back to me via my{ mikemholdingsinc@yahoo.co.uk} if only you are willing to work from home part-time and get paid weekly by 10%.Thus Your information will be forwardedto our numerous clients in the states so as to issue out payment.(PAY IS GOOD)Hoping to hear from you soon.Regard

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