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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • sinosteel_company@mail2world.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Lu Chang" <sino_steelcompany@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:14:10 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED URGENTELY!!!

Dear Sir/Madam

I am Mr. Lee Lu Chang,a chinese businessman involved  in the production and exportation of semi finish steel products to Europe,Canada and America.

I really need representatives in these regions /provinces for my business to succeed as it is now and that is the reason why i am contacting you now.I am looking for a man/woman who is trustworthy to be in charge of receiving cash on my company's behalf in his/her country.
If you know you are not trustwothy please do not borther to reply,because a lot of money is involved here. All I am asking you is, if you would like to earn 10% of any amount you help collect from customers.
 
One of the vital reason for this new development is that before, things were not as difficult as this for SINO STEEL TRADING COMPANY and exporters in the East because cheques from these countries never took time before they are cleared in our territory, but now it takes weeks and this slows down the production of the company.some of these customers even issued checks that will not be clear eventually at the end of the day and these has being creating more financial problems for the company (SINO STEEL TRADING COMPANY) and including other eastern businessmen.
 
The best part of this job offer is that you do not have to leave your present place of employment because it is on a part-time basis. You can ask any question concerning the areas where you are not clear and I assure you that we will answer them to the best of our knowledge.
thank you.
Please if you are interested forward to us.
 
Your name( in full)...............................

Phone number....................................

Fax number........................................

OCCupation........................................

And your contact addres ( in full)..........................................................................
..............................................................................................................................
 
Mr lee lu chang.
SINO STEEL TRADING COMPANY.
CONTACT EMAIL:sinosteel_company@mail2world.com
www.cmiec.com

NB:PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE U.S.A.,CANADA,EUROPE,ASIA OR AUSTRALIA.THESE ARE THE ONLY PLACES WHERE I NEED REPRESENTATIVES.OUR COMPANY'S LINE OF BUSINESS IS VERY LUCRATIVE AND YOU WILL NOT REGRET BEING A MEMBER OF THE TEAM.
 

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