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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • williams_sh77@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "williams_sh77@terra.es" <williams_sh77@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:49:44 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: URGENTLY NEEDED


From: Clearing & Forwarding Administrative group
info_finance_management@bluebottle.com
Clearing & Forwarding Group
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
E-mail: info_management@bluebottle.com
Alternative E-mail: williams_sh77@yahoo.com

We are clearing and forwarding group that manage

client's investment and
transaction throughout the world.We secure our

Clients sales and transaction
through different payment offices and financial

institution of the world
and our relationship with our clients requires the

involvement of agents
due to widespread of our clients throughout the

world.We are
advertising for agents who will work for our

Organisation and get Commission per
transaction.

JOB SPECIFICATION
1-You will be receiving Money transfer from our

clients and make Money
transfer to other clients.
2-Become our initial representative between our

company and Clients.
3-Career Growth

APPLICATION REQUIREMENT:
1-Your Full Name:
2- Your Full address :(Not Po box)
#your zip code :
# Your state :
3- Your Country:
4-Your Mobile contact:
5-Your Email Contact:
6-Full Curriculum Vitae:
7-Age:


RENUMERATION
Wages will be negotiated per transaction .
Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Williams Sheley.
public Relation manager.
NB;Interested candidate should reply to :
williams_sh77@yahoo.com





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