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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:
  • "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. )
• 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.
  • lawyer_smith333@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lawyer Smith <lawyer_smith333@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 10:42:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR STATE AND GET A SALARY(JOB OFFER)


Good Day Sir/Madam,
Would you like to work online from home and get paid weekly?

BRADBURY INVESTMENT INC is an European Invented Company, but has a Standardized branch here in the United Kingdom .We Buy, Produce and Distribute Constructing materials such as Crawler Cranes, Mechanical Crane and Marine Equipment Worldwide, We have reached big sales volume of Constructing Materials in Europe and now we are trying to penetrate the USA/Canada market. Quite soon we will open representative offices or authorized sales centers in the USA/Canada 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 USA/Canada market is new for us we already have regular clients also speaks for itself.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR US?

But we have a problem that's setting us back. We have some problem collecting our payments from our USA/Canada clients. The international money transfer tax for legal entities (companies) in USA 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 is why we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our textiles (in money orders, checks or bank wire transfers) from our clients in the USA/Canada 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?
1. Receive payment from Clients
2. Cash Payments at your Bank or Exchange Rate Offices
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed.

4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to (Payment is to be sent via either by Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer).
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
* 10% from each operation! For instance: you receive $3000 via Checks or money orders on our behalf. You will cash the money and keep $300(10% from $3000) for yourself; at the beginning your commission will equal 10%, though later it will increase up to 12%!

ADVANTAGES
You don't have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $10000-$20000 monthly depending on time you will spend for this job. You do not need any capital to start. You can do the Work easily without leaving or affecting your present Job. The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers.
Anyway our employees never leave us.
Kindly Reply your message directly to our next available Rep
email,assigned to you (lawyer_smith333@yahoo.com)

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)
*What we need is a proof of seriousness and achievement between you
and us.

And please know that everything is absolutely legal, that's why you have to fill a contract and if you are interested in our offer, please respond with the following details in order for us to reach you:

NAME
CONTACT ADDRESS
STATE
CITY
ZIP CODE
PHONE NUMBERS
AGE
SEX

Thanks for your anticipated action. And kindly get back to us if you
are interested or not, as we hope to hear back from you soon.

Very Respectfully,
BRADBURY INVESTMENT INC.
Bratford, UK

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