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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: "Solenoid Industrial" <director@solenoidindustrial.net>
Reply-To: solenoid_indstrial41@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:44:12 +0000
Subject: URGENTY . REPLY

Mr.liu Chang,
Director;
Solenoids Industrial Co Ltd.
55 An Suing East 9th Street,
Taichung, Taiwan

We are exporters based in the Taiwan. We export raw materials such as Calcite, Barytes, Manganese Dioxide , Dolomite, Mica , China Clay,MangneseDioxide,Ferrous(Iron) Oxide, Paints, Rubber, Plastics and Construction chemicals from Asia and into Europe, America and Australia.

Our company, Solenoids Industrial Co. Ltd. was established in 2001. We are interested in employing your services, to work with us as our payment agent, who can help us eastablish a medium of recieving payment on our behalf for Goods and raw materials we supply to our clients in Europe, America or Australia.Subject to your satisfaction with this proposal, you will be given the opportunity to negotiate the mode of our payment for your services as our representative. If you decide to work for us, please forward to us immediately via email, your phone/fax number and your full contact address.
We anxiously await your response.
Sincerely,
Mr.liu Chang.
Please send all response to Email: solenoid_indstrial41@yahoo.com

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