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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: "western biedoff import and export company uk"
<wbiecimportandexportcompany_uk@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jerryyang102@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:38:04 -1000
Subject: JOB OFFER ON 10% COMMISSION

Dear Sir/Madam

It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation. We are
experts in the sale of Chemicals & raw materials.We export into the
Canada/Americaand some parts Asia. We are searching for representatives who
can help us establish a medium of getting our funds from our costumers in
the Canada/America/asia as well as making payments through these
representatives tous.

Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us,so
ourclients could make payment to you being our representative, we will be
veryglad. Compensations will be given and other benefits. Contact us for
more information, If this proposal is acceptable to you.Please get back to
us, so that a remuneration can be worked out for your services as our
representative in Canada/America/Asia as your location shall determine.

For further informations and enquiries, you could write back
to:jerryyang102@yahoo.co.uk
We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.

Best regards,

JERRY YANG,
MD/CEO.
WBIEC. UK
TEL:+447023059339

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