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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: "Chew Wang" <chewwang@chanpaddymetals.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:21:06 +0000
Subject: representative needed

Dr. Chew Wang
Manager,Trade Finance
Chanpaddy Metals Manufacturing Company Limited,
Demak Laut Industrial Park
93050 Kuching, Sarawak,
Malaysia.

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Dr. Chew Wang , manager,Trade Finance/ international employment for
Chanpaddy Metals Manufacturing Company Limited. Our company is involved in
the Manufacturing of metal, 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.

Finally Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of which we will pay/compensate you 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.
Dr. Chew Wang
Manager,Trade Finance
Chanpaddy Metals Manufacturing Company Limited.

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