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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:
  • "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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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 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.
  • +447024054408 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: dan hastrich <dan_has_textiles2017@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: dhastrichtxtiles2010@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 17:08:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: EASY WORK FOR YOU...........{REPLY IF INTERESTED}






Hello

- D$H UNIQUE CREATIVEWORLDS ART AND CRAFT. needs a Book-Keeper in the United State,So i would like to know if you will like to work online from home and getting paid Weekly without leaving or Affecting your present Job?It's just that i presently run a Textile and Fabrics firm in the UK and we need Someone to work for the Company as a Representative/Book Keeper in the United States, My Company produces Various Clothing Materials, Batiks,Assorted Fabrics and Traditional Costume which we have Clients we Supply Weekly in the States,My Clients make payments for our Supplies every Week in form of Money Orders,Bankers Draft and Checks, which are not Readily Cash able Outside the United States so we need Someone in the States to work as our representative and Assist us in processing the payments from Our Clients and i will pay him Weekly Salary.All you Need to do is Receive this payments from Our Clients in the States get it Cashed in your Bank then Deduct your Weekly pay and Forward the Balance to the Company down
here VIA MONEYGRAM TRANSFER our payments will be Issued out in your Name and you get them Cashed in your Bank Deduct your Weekly Salary and Forward the Balance to the Company VIA MONEYGRAM TRANSFER,So all I need is to toward your Informations to our Clients in the United States and they Issue payments in form of Money Orders then Send it to you Via or mail Courier. I will need is your Full Name, Address and Phone Number so we can forward it to Our Clients and they will Start making payments to you as the Company representative in the States,I will Email you a Letter of Employment from our Company which you have to reply with an Acceptance Letter and a Scanned Copy of your Identification's Attached to it as Soon as we Confirm any payment coming to you i will let you know and i will give you the Information to Send Funds to the Company VIA MONEY GRAM TRANSFER WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. for your employment form u have to contact our info link http://www.freewebs.com/danduniquecreativeworldsartandcraft/appl
icationform.htm, ATTESTATION According to how you have been briefed earlier. You are required to receive payment on behalf of the above mentioned firm. You are to deduct 10% of all fund processed on a particular order & forward the balance payment via western union transfer to any of the companies regional warehouses that will be given to you later, I'm from Uk (London). Every amount receive you will deduct your percent from it and get the rest sent to the name and address that will be given you to later, you will be handling any amount. I will notify you once to know when you will be receiving it, You will notify the company 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 ......Warmest Regards,DAN HASTRICH,UNIQUE CREATIVEWORLDS ART AND CRAFT,Ph: +44-702 405 4408,Tel:+44-703 195 9083,Droogbak 4A - 12386 AB, LONDON UK,REFERENCE:34079865.

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