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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 (8 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Fehmi Mehmet" <fehmi_mehmet77@msn.com>
Reply-To: fehmi_mehmet127@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:32:27 +0000
Subject: Representative needed

Hello,
  I am Mr Fehmi Mehmet ,managinig director of SinoSteel Trading Ltd(UK).we are a group of business menwho privately own enterprise that specializes in the production of shelf equipment, shopping carts, cashier tables and retail shelving and 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 transacting business with us, we will be very glad.

Do 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 contact details as requested below.

Thanks in advance

please fill in the blank spaces below:
1.Your Full Names:...........................................................................
2.Your Full Contact address/direct Phone.......................................
3.State/Country...............................................................................
4.Company name...........................................................................

Thanks,
Mr.Fehmi Mehmet

Contact Person For SSTL

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