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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: "XIAO JUN" <xiaojun011@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:04:00 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Xiao Jun,of HUAMAO ARTS AND CRAFTS Import/Export Co(HMARTS) we deal
on Art and Craft which we export into theCanada/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
transacting business with us we will be very 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 willing to assist, we will want you to furnish us with
your particulars, so as to enable us give you further details.

Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person, as more payments wil be
made through you in the course of this transaction.And more so you will be
entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to recieve for us from
our customers.

Please contact us for more information via email with the below informations
filled out.

NAME..................................

MAILING ADDRESS.......................

AGE:..................................

STATUS:...............................

STATE/COUNTRY........................

FAX NUMBER:...........................

TELEPHONE............................

NUMBERS (MOBILE)......................

OCCUPATION:...........................

NAME OF BANK:.........................


We look forward in working with you. please contact our procument officer
Mr.mark woody at(markwoody73@yahoo.com),

NOTE:This does not require any of your financial obligations

Thanks In advance

Managing Director,

Mr.xiao Jun.

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