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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: "Yeo Seng Jin" <sinogem002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: yeo_seng@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:56:25 +0000
Subject: CNPDGJ REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED


Hello,

I am Mr.Yeo Seng Jin, Managing Director of CHINA NATIONAL PEARL DIAMOND
GEM & JEWELLERY IMPORT & EXPORT CORP Ltd, (CNPDGJ IMPORT & EXPORT CORP).We
are a group of businessmen who deal on pearl,diamond gem and jewellery
export into the Canada/America and Europe.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of
getting to our customers in the Canada/America and Europe as well as making
payments through you to us.
Please if you are interested in being our representative 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 and Europe.

Please if you are interested forward to us your full names, contact
addresses, phone and fax numbers for easier communication.

Thanks in advance,
Managing Director,
Mr Yeo Seng Jin.

Anti-fraud resources:

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