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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 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.
  • kriskovsky5@wanadoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "andras kriskovsky" <andras_krisk40@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kriskovsky5@wanadoo.es
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:04:23 -0600
Subject: BE MY REP

Hello,
My name is Andras Kriskovsky from Russia. I live in Accra, Ghana a
subregion of Weste Africa.
I am a gold collector living in Accra .
I have been collecting fragment of Gold since I was 19yrs
That gives me about 43 years of expirience now.
I have been selling my product to customer in different part of the
world especially africans,Europe and Asian countries
I 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 products to AMERICANS; they are always offering
to pay with U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDERS, which is difficult for me to cash
here in Ghana.
I am looking for a representative in the states who will be working
for me as a payment receiver and I am willing to pay 10% for every
transaction, which wouldn't affect your present state of work, someone
who would help me receive payments from my customers in the states.
A responsible and reliable person, because the cost of
coming to the states 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 States who will be handling the payment
aspect please.
These payments are in money order and they would come to
you from my business partners in your name,
so all you need do is cash the money order deduct your percentage
and wire the rest to me via western union money transfer.
It wouldn't cost u any amount
All western union charges will be deducted from the
money. If you are interested, please get back to me as soon as
possible.
Regards
Andras Kriskovsky.
YOUR PROFILE
FIRST NAME--------------LAST NAME---------------
ADDRESS---------------------------
CITY.------------ STATE----------------
ZIP CODE-------------COUNTRY--------------
PHONE NUMBER (S) ----------------------
GENDER------------ MARITAL STATUS.-----------
AGE.----------- NATIONALITY -----
ATTESTATION
According to how you have been briefed earlier by me. You are required
and mandated to receive payment on behalf of me. You are to deduct 10%
of
all funds processed on a particular order and forward the balance
payment
via Western Union Money Transfer to me.
You will notify me 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. Please send your reply
to this email address below
( kriskovsky5@wanadoo.es )
...............
Andras Kriskovsky
Gold collectior.

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