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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 is a check fraud / representative scam (7 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "yang chang" <yang_chang2000@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 02:09:54 +0000
Subject: NEEDED A URGENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Ref: WWC/ WWA/A23/004
 
Dear Friend,
 
I am Mr yang chang, Executive Director of WANWA EXPORT LIMITED.We are a group of business men who deal on import and export of raw materials into the Canada/America and Europe. 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 such representative to us.
 
If you are interested in transacting business with us, we will be very glad.
Please contact us for more information.Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay you for your services as our representative for Canada/America and Europe. Please do show your interest by forwarding to us your:SEND E-MAIL TO MY CORRESPONDENCE BOX:yang_chang2005@walla.com
 
1: Full Names
2: Phone numbers/fax
3: Your full contact address.
 
We thank you in advance for your time.
 
Yours Sincerely
 
Mr Yang Chang
Executive Director
Wanwa Exports Limited
123-125 Fahuasi Jie Chongwen
District;Beijing 100061
Peoples Republic of China.

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