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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 is a check fraud / representative scam (3 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "wang yung" <cmechubel2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cmechubel2004@fadmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 05:07:18 -0500
Subject: IN NEED OF A REPUTABLE BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Wang Yung, managing Hubei Machinery & equipment import &
export Corporation (CMEC HUBEI CO.) we are a company who deal on mechanical
equipment, hardware and minerals, electrical products, Medical &
Chemicals, light industrial products and office equipment, and export into the
Canada/America and Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our costumers in the Canada/America and Europe as well as
making payments through you to us.
Please if you are interested in serving as a link between our company
and our customers in America /Canada we will be Glad.
Please 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 representative in Canada/America. 

  For more information on how you can be our business partner

  e-mail:cmechubel2004@fadmail.com

I want to assure you that this will be of no Cost to you and there will
be reward for the assistance you will render.

Thanks in advance
Mr. Wang Yung
Managing Director
CMEC HUBEI CO

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