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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "davidwalter77@terra.es" <davidwalter77@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:31:08 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE:WORK AS OUR AGENT OVER THERE



THE PRESIDENT V&S
51 Croombs Street
Prince Regent Lane
LONDON
E16 3RNENGLAND

V&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.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US? The international money transfer tax for
legal entities (companies) in UK is 25%, whereas for the individual it is
only 7%.There is no sense for us to work this way, while tax for
international money transfer made by a private individual is 7% .That's why
we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our textiles( in bank wire transfers,Money Orders and Checks) and to resend the money to us via MoneyGram or Western Union Money Transfer.This way we will save money because of
tax decreasing.


JOB DESCRIPTION?
--.Receive payment from clients through Checks and Money Orders.,
--. Open Account in one of this banks :Bank of America,Citi Bank,Wellsfargo Bank and Barclarys Bank{for UK residents only}
--.Recieve payment from Clients into the account
--. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.
--. Forward balance after 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).

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
10% from each operation! For instance: you receive 7000 USD into the account on our behalf. You will withdraw the
money and keep $700 (10%
>from $7000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%,
though later it will increase up to 12%!

MAIN REQUIREMENTS
18 years or older legally capable responsible ready to work 3-4 hours per
week.with PC knowledge e-mail and internet experience (minimal) 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 your
application letter

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

Very Respectfully,
President V&S International Limited ,
DAVID WALTER.
RE:WORK AS OUR AGENT OVER THERE





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