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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)
• 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.
  • southart_scene@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "chen shuxia" <chenshuxiatrade@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:55:56 +0000
Subject: Representative Needed!!!

Dear Sir/Madam.
I am Mr. Chen Shuxia, marketing manager of SOUTH ART SCENE CHINA ARTS
AND CRAFTS IMPORT / EXPORT in China. we are a group of business men
and women who deal on Chinese Arts and Crafts, and we want to
expand our business into United State,Canada,Dubai,Japan United
Kingdom and European countries. We are searching for reliable
representatives who can Help us establish a medium of getting to our
customers in Your respective country as well as making payments through you
to us without language barrier. Please if you are interested in this
lucrative
business with us,we will be very glad. Please for more information contact
the
President/CEO Mr. Chen Shuxia
Email:(southart_scene@yahoo.com)
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 in your country Please if you are Interested forward
to us your phone number/fax and your full contact address.
Thanks In advance
Mr.Chen Shuxia.
Marketing Manager
Art Scene China
For more Info Contact Our WEB SITE:www.artscenechina.com

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