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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:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  • casecolesmithroyalfabrics@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • casecoletexilesfabricsofficer01@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "casecole" <casecole@networkjobsonlinettfco.com>
Reply-To: royaltexilesfabricsofficer01@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:12:57 +0000
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OFFER(INCREASE YOUR 10%)GET PAID WEEKLY!!!!




PRO
PLANTS Research ORGANIZATION

Dear,
Thanks for the prompt reply, I would be willing to employ you on contract basis to be my payment representative in the states, this way I could issue and make the payment in form of US MONEY ORDERS out to you, you could then cash them easily, withdraw 10% of the total amount on these money orders as your commission and then send the rest back.
I will be sending you a form to serve as an agreement that is going to back this up, as soon as you fill this form will have it as a receipt to your response.
But to make a commencing posibility, Your Information will be needed so that i can forward the money orders to you for cashing and you can start earning from this
The payment will be send out to you on your information provided and its will be send out to you via a safe courier service like FedEx or ups, i will let you know when you will be having it delivered.
Thanks for your anticipated action. And we hope to hear back from you.
NOTE: THE FORM IS BELOW THIS MAIL PLEASE FILL IT AND EMAIL casecolesmithroyalfabrics@hotmail.co.uk&casecoletexilesfabricsofficer01@gmail.com
CASECOLE SMITH
PLANTS RESEARCH ORGANIZATION






PRO
PLANTS Research ORGANIZATION


APPLICATION FORM


FIRST NAME… … LASTNAME ... … ADDRESS... CITY.... STATE...........
ZIP CODE… …………………………….. COUNTRY… ....

PHONE NUMBER ……………………………………
GENDER…
MARITALSTATUS
AGE…
NATIONALITY..African American
ID NUMBER………………………….

(Information included in this application form is confidential, and the full name and contact info should be included, as it should be written on the payments being issued out to you. You should also include a valid phone number for easy contact and a valid ID should be attached to this form on submission)
&a mp;n bsp; & ;nbs p; ATTESTATION
According to how you have been briefed earlier by me. You are required and mandated to receive payment on behalf of the above-mentioned firm. You are to deduct 10% of all funds processed on a particular order and forward the balance payment via WESTERN UNION or MONEYGRAM, as I would be instructing you on receipt of my payments

You will notify me a week ahead if eventually you want to discontinue this job so as to terminate all payment coming your way to avoid conflict.

In agreement to this kindly append signature below
Casecole Smith.

Anti-fraud resources:

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