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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:
  • "% 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. )
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • unionmaterials1@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "EARN EXTRA CASH" <workfromhome@unionworkforce.net>
Reply-To: unionmaterials1@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:25:53 +0000
Subject: (100% LEGIT) WORK FROM YOUR COMPUTER & GET PAID




UNION MATERIALS LTD.
====================
8/F 70-1 Hsi-Ning North Road Taipei Taiwan
Tel : 886-2-25568282 (11 lines)
Fax : 886-2-25567948 / 886-2-25597309


Good day,
My name is MR KEN KAPSON, Head of job processing unit at UNION MATERIALS LTD., We are registered for online recruitment jobs and we would like to offer you a part time paying job opportunity for United State,Puerto Rico, Australia, U.K, and Canada in which you will EARN ALOT without quitting your present job or having any problems with your employees/employers. we require no payment from you to sign on.

Your Job Description is as follows:
1) You would receive payment on our behalf from any of our Various Clients, which would come in the form of BANK WIRE TRANSFER/ MONEY ORDERS
2) You then PROCESS THE PAYMENT & DEDUCT A 10% COMMISSION
3) You then send the Remaining Funds to any of our Associates.

if interested, pls reply to the email address below:

Full Name:
Address:Not (P.O Box address)
State:
City:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
Bank name:
present job:


GOD BLESS YOU
MR KEN KAPSON

Position: Payment Officer
Email:unionmaterials1@gmail.com

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