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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: "yi zheng" <yi_zheng2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrclapp005@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2005 02:21:23 +0000
Subject: China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation(CAEC)

China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation(CAEC)

China Abrasives Import and Export Corporation (CAEC) is the specialized
foreign trade company, which chiefly engages in exporting and importing
abrasives raw materials, abrasives finished products and relevant machinery
and equipment. The corporation has its head office in Zhingzhou , Henan
province, its branch in Shenzhen, Hainan, branch office in Shanghai,
Qingdao, liaison offices in Beijing, Tianjin, Xiamen.
Web site: http://www.allproducts.com/prc/abrasives/showroom1.html


Dear Sir| Madam.

It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our organization.


We are experts in the sale of abrasive raw materials and we export into
North America.

We are searching for reliable representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our customers in the North America as well as legally
receiving cash and all forms of payment on our behalf from them as our
Representative.

Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us, so our
clients could be making payment to you as our representative, we will be
very glad.Compensations will be given and other benefits. You will be
entittled to 10% of every payment made through you. payment will be made via
your Bank account.

Contact us for more information, if this proposal is acceptable to you.
Please get back to us, so that remuneration can be worked out for your
services as
our representative in North America as your location shall determine. For
further information and enquiries send us your full name , Bank information
and your telephone number.
We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.
Thanks,
Mr Clapp Paki (Secretary).
China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation (CAEC)

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