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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024025522 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • allenyork00@yahoo.com
  • allenyork00@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: allen york <allenyork00@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 00:22:55 -0700
Subject: Job Offer...



Dear Sir/Madam,Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly?Yes! You can work online from home and get paid weekly.Dell SmallBusiness Store. is committed to global citizenship by operating in aresponsible and sustainable manner around the globe. As part of ourMulti Level Marketing scheme, we need capable hands to act asrepresentative/book keeper in the United States and Canada on the company's behalf.Dell Small Business Store. United Kingdom needs arepresentative in the United States and Canada. We are into supplies ofPrinters & Ink, PDA, Monitors, Software, and Major exporters' e.t.c.These we supply weekly to our clients all over Canada and USA.This Job proposal can be taken as a part time job as it has no negativeeffect to your present job status.Note: The average monthly income isabout $50,000, and this job takes only 3-7 hours per week.WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US:The international money transfer tax forlegal entities (companies) in United Kingdom is 25%, whereas for theindividual it is only 7%. It yields the company lesser profit if we areto work that way, while tax for international money transfer made by aPrivate individual is 7%.Hence our Multi Level Marketing Scheme!We need agents to receive payment for our supplies in bank wiretransfers and to resend the money to us via Western Union Money Transferin UK while the tax shall be 7% instead of 25% which will absolutely favor our company.JOB DESCRIPTION:1. Receive payment from Clients by wire transfer 2. Deduct 10% which will be your commission on each payment processed.3. Forward the balance after deducting of 10% commission to offices which shall be provided by you as soon as the fund becomes available.HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN: 10% from each operation! For instance: you receive $10000via wiretransfer on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep $1000(10% from$10000)for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 10%. After creditable performance, your commission may be reviewed for increment.This job is very challenging and you should understand it. We arelooking only for the Honest and Open – Hearted Individual who satisfiesour requirements and glad to offer this job position to you. If our proposals interest you, do get back to us with your under listed detailed information;Payment one from our client requires below.Names:Address:Age:City:Zip Code:State:Home Phone:Cell Phone:Gender:-------------------Payment two from our client requires below.ONLY BE WIRED TO CREDIT CARDS, LINE OF CREDIT OR EQUITY LINE OF CREDITAS REQUIRE HIGHER AMOUNT1) Is your Equity Line of Credit or Credit card still open?2) How much do you currently owe on your line of Credit or credit card?3) What is the total Credit Limit on your line of Credit or Credit Card?4) How long have you had your line of Credit or Credit Card?5) What is your Home Equity Line of Credit or Credit Card Account Number?What is the name of your bank?6) What is the property address that secures your line of Credit or address where you get your Credit Card Statements?7) PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER:8) Please state your name as it is on your account and other relevant informations
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
Warmest Regards,Allen YorkUK Dell Small Business Store.Romily Court, Landridge Road, LondonSW6 4LL Tel: +447024025522Email:allenyork00@yahoo.com or allenyork00@hotmail.com__________________________________________________
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