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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "money order " (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.
  
• 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: =?utf-8?q?Tracy=20Malcom?= <tracymalcom100@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: imterfacefabricsltd002@live.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:25:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ***WORK FROM ONLINE***


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:tracymalcom100@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Sir/Madam,My name is Tracy Malcom,currently working as a consultant here in the United Kingdom; I found this medium to contact you. I work as a consultant for a fabric company in United Kingdom called Camira Fabrics Ltd . I will like to know if you can work online from Home/Temporarily and get paid weekly.YOUR TASK IS TO CO-ORDINATE PAYMENTS FROM CUSTOMERS AND HELP US WITH THE PAYMENT PROCESSING We will be glad to offer you a job position in our company, we need someone to work for the company as a Representative in U.S, CANADA, ASIA OR AUSTRALIA. This is in view of not having an office presently in these countries.You don't need to have an Office and this certainly won't disturb any form of work you have going on at the moment. All you need to do is to receive payment from our customer in traveler's check, money order or bank draft. When you do that you will cash it you will take your 10% and send the rest to us via Western Union or Money Gramm. Example: Get a Money Order, Check or a Treasury Bill of $ 1000 and get 10% off the $1000 which is $100 as your salary immediately.BENEFIT IS AS FOLLOWS:-* The averagely income is about $4000....* No form of investments from you....* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day....* You do not pay any form of taxes....REQUIREMENTS:* Name..................* Address...............* City..................* State.................* Postal Code...........* Phone.................* Email................. * Age...................* Occupation............* Marital Status........If you are interested in being our representative out there please get back to this email with the informations asked above to start receiving payment from our customers. I can assure you that this is 100% risk free you have nothing to worry about.WE WILL NEVER ASK YOU FOR ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT, NO BANK NAMES, NO BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, ROUTING NUMBER, CREDIT CARD, PASSWORDS, SSN # ETC. IF ANYONE ASKS FOR THOSE ON OUR BEHALF PLEASE DO NOT GIVE OUT THIS INFO. THIS IS TO ENSURE YOUR SECURITY AND NON INVOLVEMENT I CASES OF IDENTITY THEFT. Reply me through my email address :Interfacefabricsltd002@live.com, as soon as possible if you are interested. For more details about ourcompany: Web site: -http://www.interfacefabricsgroup.com/home.html Product Samples: - http://samples.camirafabrics.com/ Interface Fabrics (Sales and Customer Service) Hampton Mills, Mir field, West Yorkshire, WF14 8HE United Kingdom Best Regards

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