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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 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 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.
  • walkersmith23@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Walker Smith <walker@walkersmith.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:16:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hi


Good day,
I am Mr. Walker Smith of Shenzen Import & Export. We are a group of businessmen who deal on raw materials and export into Canada, America/Europe. We have decided to search for a representative who can help us establish a medium of getting to our costumers in the United State of America and Canada, as well as making payments through you to us. If you are interested in transacting business with us, it will be our pressure. Kindly contact us via this email: walkersmith23@myway.com
Subject to your satisfaction; you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative in America/Canada.
Interested person should contact us. Any questions are ready to be answer
We will await your reply
If your interest to this proposal is affirmative, forward to us.
1. Full names
2. Full postal/mailing address
3. Contact telephone/fax numbers
4. Date of birth
5. Company Name: (If any)
6. Company Address: (If any)
Thank you.
Walker Smith.
Please you can reach me with this e-mail address
walkersmith23@myway.com

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