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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
  • "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. 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. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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: "Henry Saunders" <d-wilfred35@myway.com>
Reply-To: henrysaunders012@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:33:37 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Dear Hello,










Dear Sir/Madam, Would u like to work online from home and get paid weekly ? T&amp;N Fabrics and Textiles LIMITED needs a book-keeper in the state,so i want to know if u will like to work online from home and getting paid weekly without leaving or affecting ur present job? it's just that i presently run a textile and fabrics firm i inherited from my late Dad in ENGLAND and we need someone to work for the company as a representative/book keeper in the 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 and cashier cheque which are not readily cashable outside the United State, and they also get loans from financial company who will want to pay into our credit card issue in the united-state so we need someone in the states to work as our representative and assist us in processing the payments from
our clients and we will pay him weekly salary. ALL U NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES GET IT CASHED IN UR BANK THEN DEDUCT UR WEEKLY PAY AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY DOWN HERE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER SO ALL I NEED IS TO FOWARD UR INFORMATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES AND THEY ISSUE PAYMENTS IN FORM OF MONEY ORDERS OR CASHIER CHEQUE THEN SEND IT TO U VIA MAIL OR COURIER , SOME MAY HAVE THERE FINANCIAL FIRM TO CREDIT YOUR CREDIT CARD AND NOT YOUR ATM AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION WITHIN 24HOURS THAT YOUR CREDIT CARD AS BEEN CREDITED WITH THE AMOUNT THEY ARE TO PAY US. PLEASE ALL OUR CLIENT ARE TRUSTED ASSOCIATE.I will need ur full name,address and phone number so we can foward it to our clients and they will start making payments to u as the company' representative in the states.AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TO U I WILL LET U KNOW AND I WILL GIVE U THE INFORMATION TO SEND FUNDS TO THE COMPANY VIA WESTERN
UNION MONEY TRANSFER. I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. PLS GET BACK TO ME THROUGH MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW -----Email- henrysaunders012@yahoo.frWarmest Regards, DR, Henry SaundersCEO T&amp;N Fabrics and Textiles

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