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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: "wonghi nanfang" <wonghi_nanfang@gdmmc-lmt.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:20:14 +0000
Subject: BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE .

GONGYI DINGFENG MINERAL & METALLURGICAL COMPANY LTD.
Industrial base Gongyi Henan
CHINA.

REQUEST FOR A REPRESENTATIVE

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation. We
are experts in the utilization and trade of minerals and metallurgical
raw materials here in China.
We export into the Canada/America and some parts Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us
establish a medium of getting our funds from our costumers in the
Canada/America/Europe as well as making payments through these
representatives to us.

Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us,so
our clients could make payment to you being our representative, we will
be very glad. Compensations will be given and other benefits. Contact
us for more information, If this proposal is acceptable to you.Please
get back to us, so that a remuneration can be worked out for your
services as our representative in Canada/America/Europe as your
location shall determine.

For futher informations and enquiries, you could write back to

Mrs Mya Dingfeng
Vice President
GONGYI DINGFENG MINERAL & METALLURGICAL COMPANY LTD.
Industrial base Gongyi Henan
CHINA.
mya_dinfeng22@uymail.com

We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.

Thanks,
Mr Wonghi Nanfang
Secretary
GONGYI DINGFENG MINERAL & METALLURGICAL COMPANY LTD.
Industrial base Gongyi Henan
CHINA.

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