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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
  • "cashier's check" (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.
• 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 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.
  • strokesnhammer@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "strokesnhammer@terra.es" <strokesnhammer@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:04:22 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION PLEASE


From Ronald Lawson
36 Parliament Street,
York, YO18SG, UK
Company Email: strokesnhammer@yahoo.com


Dear Friend,

Good day to you. My name is Ronald Lawson. I and my
wife are artists based in East-London
United Kingdom. We are blessed with three lovely boys
and we are the owners of strokes&hammer art gallery.
We have been into artwork even before we got married
about 23 years ago. I majored in art in high school and took few
college art & craft courses. Most of my work are done in either pencil

or
Air brush mixed with color pencils. I have recently
added designing and creating art work on the computer.

We have been selling our art&craft works for the last
3 years and have had our work Featured on trading
cards, prints and in magazines. We normally Market
these art works & galleries to private individuals and
companies in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/CANADA (USA).
My wife and I are always facing serious difficulties
when it comes to PAYMENTS, This is because Most of my
customers in AMERICA /CANADA are always offering to pay with
cashier's Checkk or Money Order, Bank Draft drawn, which is difficult

for us to cash here in United Kingdom.

Right now, we are looking for a representative in
your country who will be working for us as a partime worker and we will
be willing to pay 10% for every transaction, which would not affect
your present state of work, someone who would help us
receive payments from our customers in your country.
We mean someone that is responsible and reliable,
because the cost of traveling outside UK is
very expensive, so we are working on setting up a
branch in your country, so for now we need a
representative in your country who will be handling
the payment aspect. These payments are in form of
CASHIERS'S CHECK or MONEY ORDER, BANK DRAFT drawn,and
they would come to you in your name, so all you need
do is, cash it by depositing it in your account till
it clears,then deduct your percentage and wire the
rest back to us. But the problem we have is trust,we
need someone that is honest and trustworthy.

It wouldnt cost you any amount,you are to receive
payments then you are to cash it by depositing it in
your bank account till it clears and send the cash to
us via western union money transfer or moneygram money
transfer, all transfer fees should be deducted from the
money.

If you are interested, please get back to us as soon
as possible through the company email address above
with the following details for the payment.

1)Your Fullname
2)Your Physical Address with your state, city and
zipcode
3)Your Phone number
4)Your Age
5)Your Occupation
6)Your Nationality

We will await your response.

Friendly Regards,
Ronald Lawson.







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