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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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)
  • "cheque " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "CELAM OIL AND GAS CO. LTD CELAM OIL AND GAS CO. LTD" <celamoilandgascoltd@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:58:31 +0000
Subject: INFORMATION NEEDED

CELAM OIL AND GAS COMPANY

Kuwait

Middle East.

 

Gooday:

I wish to inform you that your application as our Payment Officer in your area will be accepted in our next General Meeting coming up soon.

 

Detailed Job Description:
We seek a payment agent in your area due to restrictions by International Operating Licence and Language Barrier,I will also like to note here that acting as our payment agent in your country,you will be collecting payment from customers we supply goods to.
By doing this on our behalf you will be entitled to 10% of every amount that you collect.
This is how it goes when ever there is a payment to be made by any of our customers you will be asked to contact them or they may contact you to notify you of their wish to make payment which maybe inform of Cash, Cheque or Money Order written in your name.
In cases of Cheque or Money Order,It is to be deposited in your bank account and our 90% is to be sent to us on immediate cashment of the Cheque or Money Order.

 

Examplary Explanation:
Collect Payment from Mr A in form of cash, cheque or Money Order
In cases of Money Order or cheque,Deposit the money in your bank account
On cashment of the cheque or Money Order by your bank
Remit 90% to the company with my instructions
You are entitled to 10% for your services.

 

For Documentation and record purposes for becoming a member of this Company,there are some questions the company may want to know about you.

 

Please provide the following information below for the company:

(1) Full Name:

(2) Contact or Residential/Delivery address:

 

(3)Telephone Number(s):

 

(4)Fax Number(s):

(5) Sex:

(6) Age:

 

(7)Country:

(8)Have you ever filed for Bankruptcy before with your bank?

Reason: To be certain of your relationship with your bank

(9)Highest deposit made in your bank?

Reason: It would interest the company to have knowledge of the highest deposit that had ever made in your bank. This might be a sufficient antidote to cure any conflicting report that might possibly arise as some of the company debtors usually pay huge amount of money by so doing the company may like to know the highest deposit that you have ever made in your bank.

(10)Social Security Number or International Passports?

Reason: This will be required by the company to put to stop of any fraudulent act that might possible suffice,By Locating and Arresting any Individual that may form the habit of making away with the company's hard earned money.

(11) Brief Description of Present Job and Yourself.

Note: Right now the company has over 23 debtors in America and 33 in Canada.

As our representative you are to contact these debtors when they indicate that they are willing and ready to make payment, and any payment made to you as our Representative, you will receive 10% of whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance will be paid to the Company with my Instructions.

Thank you for your time.
Congratulations On your appointment.

Very Respectfully,

Al Hammad Mohammed

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