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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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. )
  • "cashiers 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "DR ANNE GODDARD drannegoddard5" <drannegoddard5@klikni.cz>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 11:23:45 -0500
Subject: PART TIME JOB WITH IMMEDIATE PAYMENT


Hello,

How do you do?

My name is Dr.Anne Goddard, CCF President . I just came about your email
address and I would be very interested in offering you a part-time paying
job in which you could earn a lot.

This job would be based on contract and commission terms, it is a part-time
job and it would involve quite a handful of trust and honesty, If you would
be interested in including a good-paying, part time job to your daily list
of activities and earning up to $4000.

I just took time to make this explanatory enough so you could understand
what the job entails, before I go further I thought I'd inform you of both
who you would be working for and what you would be doing. As I have
previously informed you, my name is Dr.Anne Goddard, 35 years of age, 2
kids, a lovely girl and a troublesome boy, and the love of my life, my
Husband, john.

I am a somewhat multitalented Woman and I do quite a lot of traveling and
get to meet quite a lot of people who need my services.

CCF render helps and supports on humanitarian services pretty much on
orphanage homes , less privileged scholarship and giving proper education on
child abuse, sex education and subsidized medical for good health most
especially in the developing world .

I reside in London, England even as I have lived most of my life in other
parts of the world, I fully reside in London though I get to do a lot of
traveling.
Too many of the world's children suffer the debilitating effects of poverty
and violence.Children have the right to experience life with as much joy and
hope as possible.
Christian Children's Fund creates an environment of hope and respect for
children in need in which they have opportunities to achieve their full
potential, and provides children, families and communities with practical
tools for positive change.

Presently, the foundation (CCF) was granted a funding to head a charity
support project in the tropical regions of West Africa regarding Poverty
Alleviation , counseling on the HIV AIDS which is increasing at an alarming
rate and provision of basic amenities in support to humanitarian services to
the third world nations and this would be commencing very soon.

However , our funding were by my American counterparts and they mostly come
in US based Cashiers Checks,all you have to do is receive these payments as
our payrep in the u.s,have the checks deposited till it clears and i will be
instructing you on what to do as time goes on.

Getting an accountant in the states or opening an account would have been my
best choice but I have a deadline to meet and taking any of those choices
would cost me time and a whole lot of other requirements I am not ready to
deal with as I would be traveling a lot in the meantime.

So presently, having read your resume and 'assuming' you would be able to
deal with cash, I would be willing to employ you on contract basis to be my
payment representative back in the states, this way I could issue and make
these money orders out to you, you could then cash them easily, withdraw 10%
of the total amount on these money orders as your commission for the great
service you would be rendering in support to saving life's in the third
world and then send the rest back to me through Western Union Money
transfer.

Bear it in mind that we would be dealing with quite a handful of cash and
you could be making good money working with me in a short period of time.

I would be glad if you accept my proposal and I intend to commence on
starting as soon as you are ready. If you are interested, please email me
back so we could make concluding arrangements.
Thank You and God Bless.

Dr.Anne Goddard
CCF PRESIDENT
(c)2008 Christian Children's Fund
..........A member of ChildFund International.

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