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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.
  • +447024091150 (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.
  • jamesmark.0001@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Mark" <jamesmark.0001@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: 18 Aug 2008 12:15:46 -0000
Subject: WRIGHT :BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE, FROM NARMADA TEXTILES


NARMADA TEXTILESNARMADA TEXTILE LIMITED INDONESIAHead Office:Jalan Gunung Soputan No. 2X, Denpasar, Bali , IndonesiaUK Branch Office 101C All Saints Road, Notting Hill, London W11 4hJPhone:+44 702 409 1150&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +44 702 408 6241Fax:&nbsp; +44 700 593 1009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Hello Wright,&nbsp; I am James Mark, Job Instructor for Narmada Textiles. Am here to present to you a Part Time Job Work from Home/Temporarily and get paid weekly.&nbsp;We are glad to offer you for a job position in our organization, NARMADATEXTILE LIMITED INDONESIA. We need someone to work for the company as aRepresentative/Book keeper in the USA. This is in view of our not having an office presently in the USA and EUROPE. Meanwhile, you don't need to have an office and this certainly will not disturb any Form of work you have presently.YOUR TASKS ARE: 1. Receive payment from Customers and co-ordinate payments.2. Receiving and re-mailing of official letters. 3. Cashing or processing of Payment at your Bank. 4. Deduct 5% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed 5. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/payto any of the Offices you will be contacted to send funds to through Moneytransfers and this takes barely hours, so it will give us possibility toget customer's Payment almost immediately. For example you got $3000.00;you take your income/benefit: $150.00 Send to us: $2,850.00, First month youwill have 15-20 transactions on $3000.00- $12000.00 and you may calculateyour income. Our payments will be issued out in your name and you can havethem transferred in your bank account, deduct your benefit and Forward thebalance as we would instruct. We are looking only for the worker who satisfiesour requirements and will be an earnest assistant and we understand it isan unusual and incredible job offer.The job offer is legitimate and applicable to citizens of USA and CANADA &nbsp;Only. We are glad to offer this job position to you. If you feel thatyou are a serious and honest worker and you want to work for NARMADA TEXTILELIMITED INDONESIA. OUR REQUIREMENTS: FULL NAME: FULL MAILING ADDRESS (NOT P.O BOX): PHONE NUMBER:FAX:COUNTRY:AGE: GENDER: &nbsp;E Mail: &nbsp;PRIMARY LANGUAGE: &nbsp;PRESENT EMPLOYMENT (IF ANY): PRESENT POSITION (IF ANY): HOME EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT ACCOUNT (Serves as Guarantee and collateral for the safety of our funds ): Send Your Reply to jamesmark.0001@yahoo.com.cn &nbsp; Please notify us if you can be of assistance provided you have an ACCOUNT in the United States with a form of Guarantee&nbsp; and must have a collateral for the safety of our funds. We will not use a checking or saving account for thispurpose as restrictions applying here.&nbsp;We await your swift response to enable us know your readiness to embark on thisservice.Regards,James Mark.

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