Difference between Money Mule and 419??

[kas]

At first I didn't know the difference between the terms "Money Mule" (where a person gets a job offer but it is a fake job notification which gets the person to transfer real funds of victims to the scammer) and "419" (where fake money is offered such as winnings and the victim must send a fee to the scammer before they get their winnings).

This link tells you about "Money Mule":

www.banksafeonline.org.uk/moneymule_explained.html
www.banksafeonline.org.uk/common-scams/money-mules/money-mules-explained (Updated link)

Money Mules explained

Although the prospect of making some easy money may appear attractive, any money or ‘wages’ that you are given will be recovered from your account by your bank as they are the proceeds of fraud. You will be the easiest part of the chain for the police to track down and you will become involved in their investigation. Your bank account will be closed down and details of the activity shared with other banks, making it hard for you to open up another bank account.

How the Money Mule scam works:

This link tells you about 419 scams:

www.419scam.org/419scam.htm

www.globalpolitician.com/2766-nigeria

[kas]

From what I understand, this would be considered a Money Mule job:

X-Originating-IP: [85.27.154.102]
Reply-To: <[e-mail]>
From:
"China Steel Corporation"<[e-mail]>
Subject: Company Representative Needed
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:30:09 +0100

Introduction

My Name is C.Y Lin. I am the Vice President of China Steel
Corporation (Finance Division). We are in need of Reputable
Company or Individual in North American region that can help
our company handle its debt collection in North America States.

Requirement (Contact Information):

1. Full Names:
2. Company Name: (If Any)
3. Full Contact Address:
4. Tel and Fax Numbers:

If interested, please get back to us immediately at [e-mail]
or [e-mail] for more details.

Contact Person: C.Y Lin
Vice President
Finance Division
China Steel Corporation
Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]