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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:
  • "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)
  • "cheques " (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)
• 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.
• 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.
  • +447031902372 (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.
  • victor_armstrong152000@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "PRIME FOUNDATION" <prime@primefoundationresult.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:12:53 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION

,Jiangsu Tianyin
Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Jiangsu Tianyin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Room 06-08, Floor 12B,
Lijin Asia Enterprises Center,
No. 19 Wunjing Road,
Shanghai, China.

www.chinatianyin.com

SOLICITING FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I represent the above named Company based in China. My
company
manufacture, supply and export Pharmaceutics,
Agricultural, Textile and Chemical Engineering
Products for world trade.

We are searching for representatives who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our customers in
Europe and America as well as making payments through
them as payment officers. In our just concluded Annual
General Meeting (AGM) I as Regional Manager of this
multinational company have been directed to relate
with you because of the communication problem faced by
most of our Board Members, since many of them cannot
read, speak or write English Language except Chinese
which is our official Language.
In view of this you are expected to relate directly
with me as the company representative since I have
been mandated to contact you and give them frequent
update about our activities.

Most of our customers pay out in cash, cheques or
money orders and we do not have an account in U.S.A
and Canada presently that will clear this money. It is
upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand
in as our representative in your country. Note that
Details of your account is not needed in this
transaction. Also, as our representative, you will
receive 10% of whatever amount you clear for the
company and the balance will be paid to the company's
account officer. There will be no financial obligation
required from you in this transaction.

Therefore, if you are interested in becoming our
representative complete the application form below and
send via email or fax:

NAME:...................................................................................

COMPANY
NAME:........................................................................

ADDRESS:............................................................................

CITY:........................................................

STATE:.…...................................

ZIPCODE.......................................

COUNTRY:........................................................................

TEL:..................................

FAX:...........................….............

EMAIL
ADDRESS:......................................................
 
OCCUPATION:
........................…..................................

MARITAL STATUS:
....................................................

DATE OF BIRTH:
.............................................................

SIGNATURE(TYPE IN YOUR NAMES):
..............................

DATE:.................…...

Please reply through the email address stated below to
our Regional Manager,European/United Kingdom Region as
he will be incharge of all further correspondence.

Mr Victor Armstrong
Regional Manager,
European/United Kingdom Region.
E-mail: victor_armstrong152000@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 7031902372
Fax:+44 7031902372

Very Respectfully,
Mr. Zhang Hui
Jiangsu Tianyin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Shanghai, China
Representatives

Anti-fraud resources:

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