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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447031813910 (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.
  • stripocosmetic@albawaba.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: stripo cosmetic <cosmeticfirm@inbox.com>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 22:29:33 -0800
Subject: JOB OPPORTUNITY!!! WORK IN LONDON

DEAR

I AM JOSEPH XAVIER ,THE HEAD OF ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT OF STRIPO COSMETIC COMPANY IN LONDON.

OUR COMPANY IS LOOKING FOR WORKERS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE (COUNTRY), THAT WILL BRING IN FOREIGN INITIATIVE IN THE BUSINESS FACTOR.

THE JOB VACANCIES ARE,

1)SUPV & PRODUCTION MANAGER
2)SENIOR PM FOR THE PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
3)SENIOR ELECTRIC ENGINEER FOR OIL AND GAS CONTROL
4)ACCOUNTANCY & BANKING
5)DRIVING
6)MARKETING AND ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
7)PACKAGING DEPARTMENT
8)RECEPTIONIST
9)DEVELOPEMENT BUYER
10)MANAGER IN LOGISTIC/OPERATIONS
11)COST ANALYST
12)SALES SUPERVISORS

INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD FORWARD THEIR RESUME/CV TO OUR COMPANYS PRIVATE EMAIL ADRESS stripocosmetic@live.com OR stripocosmetic@albawaba.com
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MAIL, CONTACT THE COMPANY WITH THEIR MAIL ADRESS AS WRITTEN ABOVE.

THE COMPANY IS OFFERING TO ITS STARTER A PAY OF 3000 (THREE THOUSAND) UK POUNDS PER MONTH WITH TAX FREE, AND A RENTAL OF A CAR WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEDUCTED FROM THE AMOUNT YOU ARE DEWED FOR.THIS IS BECAUSE IS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS.MORE GREAT OFFERS WILL BE EXPLAINED TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, TRY TO GET BACK TO THE COMPANY WITH YOUR RESUME/CV.WE NEED YOUR MAXIMUM CORPORATION.WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.OTHER BENEFITS OF THIS GREAT OFFER SHALL BE EXPLAINED TO YOU WHEN WE SEE YOUR REPLY. THE COMPANYS MAIL ADRESSES ARE stripocosmetic@live.com OR stripocosmetic@albawaba.com YOU CAN ALSO CALL OUR CUSTOMER CARE IN LONDON FOR MORE EXPLANATION WITH THE COMPANYS CUSTOMER CARE LINE IN LONDON. NUMBER +447031813910, +447031829835. THEY ARE ALL THERE TO SERVE YOU BETTER.

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