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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: "hirokazu okamoto" <jpv_hirokazu_2_okamoto@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 08:07:21 +0000
Subject: WORK FOR US.


Dear Sir/Madam

How are you today? I am Mr. Liu Chang, a Chinese businessman involved in
the production and exportation of semi finished and finished steel products
to Europe, Canada and America.

I need representatives in these regions/provinces for my business to run
smoothly 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 interested and you are from any of these parts of the
world; please do not hesitate to reply at all because a lot of money is
involved here. Your remuneration will be 5% of any amount you help me
receive from my customers. Before now things were not as difficult as this
for us exporters in the east because checks from these countries never took
any time before they cleared in our territory but now it takes weeks and
this slows down production for us. Some of these customers even send money
orders. 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.

If you are interested in being my company's representative, please send me
a mail via my private mailboxes:lu370chang@yahoo.co.jp
So that i can furnish you with the remaining details of this agency
proposal.
Thank you.

Vice President
Mr. Liu Chang

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