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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 (4 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Yo Chang Lee" <info@hmartsarts.org>
Reply-To: chang_lee@representative.com
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:40:27 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER BASED ON COMMISSION AND MUTUAL BENEFITS...

 Dear Sir/Madam,
 I am Mr.Yo Chang Lee,Managinig director of a China National Arts &
 Crafts imp./Exp. Corp.
 we are a group of business men who deal on Art and Craft
 and export into the Canada/America and Europe We are searching for
 representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
 costumers in the Canada/America and Europeans as well as making payments
 through you to us.
 Please 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 contract and the percentage we will
 pay 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.
 Please get back to me as soon as possible so we could move  to the next stage.

Thanks in advance.
 Mr.Yo Chang Lee.
 (Managing Director)

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