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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447011140194 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • monica_joelceo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JEWELRY MARKET" <jewelry_marketplc@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 06:03:33 -0500
Subject: AGENT NEEDED!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs MONICA JOEL, Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
JEWLERY MARKET INC; a paradigm in commodities, We deal on pearl,diamond
gem and jewelry export into Europe, Canada, South America/America and Asia.
But due to the much of governmental restrictions on individual trade
and also the high rate of taxation on incoming and out going funds in
the Europe environment, I am soliciting the establishment of a
business relationship with you such that customers could be making
payments of excess sales by me through you and you will be remitting
same to me via an account that will not disclose the money being
proceeds of exports for which tax was evaded.

I am exporting and selling out more of our products far beyond
government approved quota. I am one of the ten major staff empowered with export.
You will be entitled to a percentage of every payment made through you.
There are debtors to the tune of over $17,000,000.00 USD

JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Recieve payment from Clients either by check or wire transfer 2. Cash Payments at your Bank 3. Deduct 10% which will be your commission on each payment processed. 4.Forward balance afetr deduction of 10% commission via an account which shall be provided by us as soon as the fund becomes available.

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN:
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive £5000 via
checks or wire transfer on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep £500 (10% from £5000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 12%!

We can start off only when you furnish me with the require details below:
1. Your Full Names.......................
2. Your Full Contact Address.............
3. State/Country.........................
4. Your Phone/Fax Numbers................
5. Name of company of work/Address...............
6. Position held/Profession..............
If you are interested, Please send your reply to  this email address:
monica_joelceo@yahoo.co.uk

Call Person:
Philip Markson
Duty officer/Logistics.
Tel:.+44 701-114-0194
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION.

Yours truly,
Mrs Monica Joel.
President/CEO
118 Gold Hawk Road,
Shepherds Bush,
London, United Kingdom.

 

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