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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "H & S International Limited" <bryant0000@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:38:47 +0100
Subject: TEXTILE COMPANY NEEDS REPRESENTATIVE


Dear Sir/Madam,

H & S International Limited is a UK textile company.We produce and
distribute clothing materials such as batiks,assorted fabrics and
traditional costume worldwide. We have reached big sales volume of textile
materials in the Europe and now are trying to penetrate the US market. Quite
soon we will open representative offices or authorized sales centers in the
US and therefore we are currently looking for people who will assist us in
establishing a new distribution network there. The fact is that despite the
US market is new for us we already have regular clients also speaks for
itself.

JOB DESCRIPTION?
1. Recieve payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
4. Forward balance afer deduction of percentage/pay to any of the
offices you will be contacted to send payment to(Payment is to forwarded
either by Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer).

And please know that Everything is absolutely legal, that's why You have to
fill a contract!

If you are interested in our offer, please respond with the following
details inorder for us to reach you:

NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBERS:
AGE:
SEX:

Thanks for your anticipated action.And we hope to hear back from you.

Very Respectfully,
Mr. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN





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H AND S TEXTILE INTERNATIONAL

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