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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mr_wang_qin@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs lui chen woo" <baofulong-factory@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:49:37 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU

Baofulong Handicraft factory.
Plot 24, Des Voeux RD.
Central Hongkong
Hongkong.
Tel:+873-762-763-590
Fax:+852-30 157 022

Attn: Sir/Madam,
I am Mrs.Lui Chen Woo,we got your contact via email directory.We are a
group(co-operative) we recently included;Crafts and Art works(Furniture) to
our list of products and export into Canadian and American Industrial
market. We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our costumers in these Areas.If you are interested in
transacting business with us, we will be very glad.Contact us for more
information.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate
your mode of which we will pay for your services as our official
representative in your province.Please if you are interested bellow is the
name,email address and phone number of the principal consultant, you will
have to contact him and finish him with information requested for bellow.

Mr.Wang Qin
email:(mr_wang_qin@myway.com)
Tel:+873-762-763-590

1.Full names:............................
2.Age:...................................
3.Sex:...................................
4.Present occupation:....................
5.Phone number/fax:......................
6.Full contact address( not P. O. Box):..
.........................................
.........................................
.........................................
.........................................

Thanks,
Mrs. Lui Chen Woo
(Secretary)

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