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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Eastgrace Corporation Inc." <betterdaysdraws@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 03:51:26 +0000
Subject: BETTERDAYS: EASTGRACE CORPORATION: JOB OFFER


http://www.eastgrace.com/Egco/

Dear Sir/Madam,

EastGrace Corporation (A Company based in the China) requires your services
as our agent/representative. Eastgrace Corporation is specialized in import
and export of machinery & equipment, communication accessories and household
appliances. We also deal on mechanical equipment, hardware and minerals,
electrical products, medical & chemicals, light industrial products and
office equipment,and export into Canada, America and Europe,therefore being
a General Merchantile Company.

We currently run our business from Asia and Europe but I will be
communicating with you from our temporal office in the United Kingdom where
I am currently located . We are searching for competent representatives who
can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Canada,
America and Europe as well as making payments through you to us.Please if
you are interested in transacting business with us we will be most glad to
be your partners. Please contact us for more information, subject to your
satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate a payment method
that is convenient for you by which we will pay for your services as our
representative in Canada, America and Europe.

If you are interested, kindly forward to us your full names,direct phone
number/fax and your full contact addresses. Please note that your areas of
specialization or occupation is of no relevance to resolve to assisting us.

Thanks in advance.
KENNETH HARRIMAN
(Foreign Transaction Officer)
EastGrace Cooporation.

FOR SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIAL REASONS PLEASE SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO ONLY MY
DIRECT AND CONFIDENTAIL EMAIL ADDRESS AT: eastgracepersonell@gmail.com

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