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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "SYED SHAMEAL" <wbc01_international@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 13:08:56 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE/AGENT WANTED

KIND ATTN:
I am Mr Syed Shamael,Director,Customer Business Unit of WBC
International.A
Company that is specialized in Import and Export of Machinery &
equipment,Communication Accessories and Household Appliances. We are a
company who deal on mechanical equipment,hardware an minerals,
electrical
products, Medical & Chemicals,light industrial
products and office equipment, and export into the Canada/America and
Europe, being a General Merchantile Company
I am currently running my business from my Newton Abbot,UK Office where
I am located for now.We are searching for representatives who can help
us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America
and Europe as well as making payments through you to us.

We are searching for credible representatives who can help us establish
a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada,USA and a large part
of Europe as well as recieving payments from our esteemed
clients/customers as a result of expansion of our services and
streamlining
of our
official task/routines before us.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us, we will
be very glad and open to accept you into our business team with 10%
benefit to you from any payment recieved from our esteemed customers to
you
on behalf of our Company.

Please if you are interested forward to us your phone number/fax and
your full contact addresses.Please note that your areas of
specialization
or occupation is of no relevance to resolve to assisting us.

Thanks in anticipation of your co-operation.

Mr Syed Shamael.
Director:Customer Business Unit.
WBC GROUP.
www.wbc.fr

FOR SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIAL REASONS PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO ONLY
MY DIRECT AND CONFIDENTAIL EMAIL ADDRESS AT:

wbc_09@mail2world.com or wbc_09international@yahoo.com

 

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