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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Cheung Pui" <chepi@teenmail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: cheung_28@excite.com
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 22:10:49 +0100
Subject: Inquiry From Mr Cheung Pui

Mr.Cheung Pui
Managing Officer,
Farukawa Metal Copper Strip Manufacturing Co,
Chiangus Province, ROC
Email Address:(cheung_28@excite.com)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr Cheung Pui a managing officer in charge of
employment for FARUKAWA METAL (WUXI) CO. LTD. Our company
is involved in the Manufacturing of metal, copper strip and
Aluminum for manufacturing Purposes. This product are
exported to the international market in North America/South
America, Europe and some part of Africa We are in search
for competent/capable individual who can help us in
reaching our costumers in Europe, North/South America and
Africa.

Also you shall be required to be our representative who
outstanding balance owed us Would be paid to us through
you. Please should you be interested in doing Business with
us we would appreciate you contact us for more information
via this email address:(cheung_28@excite.com)
Finally Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the
opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will
pay/compensate for your services as our Representative in
Canada/America and Europe.

Please if you are interested forward to us your phone
number/fax and your full contact addresses.

Thanks in advance

Mr. Cheung Pui
Managing Officer
FMCSMC.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam