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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:

• 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.
  • +447031930785 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mend Fabrics Limited"<mendfabrics@hr.com>
Reply-To: <mendfabrics4@live.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:48:47 -0400
Subject: Stress Free Job-Opportunity

Mend Fabrics Limited
25 Charter Street ,
Leicester , United kingdom
LE1 3UD
Tel: +44 (703) 193 0785



Hello ,



My name is David O'Brien i am the c.e.o to Mend abrics Limited. Mend Fabrics is a textile agency established 1990 by David and Jeanne O'Brien specializing in fashion fabrics for clothing manufactures and many designer ranges. Our office is located in SW London , We are In search of a Representative in Your region to Work for us as a Part Time worker and this will not affect your current state of work.

The main scope of work for this Representative will be to accept payment via Check or Wire Transfer and then deduct His/Her 10% working allowance and a extra 5% for effectiveness and send down the rest to our Head Office In the United Kingdom. If you are Interested, kindly get back to me with your full name, phone number and residential address .

Thanks

Please note that it wouldn't cost you anything to receive payment on our company's behalf.Please reply only if you will like to work from home part-time and get paid weekly without leaving or it affecting your present job(PAY IS GOOD)

Send your resume to ( mendfabrics2@live.com )


Please Respond.
Regards,
David O'Brien
+44 (703) 193 0785

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