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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +86351406202 (China, probably a mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "mingzou jin" <dr_mingzoujin@msn.com>
Reply-To: dr_chou_mingzoujin@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 12:13:19 +0000
Subject: INDICATE INTEREST!!!

Greetings From China,
I am Dr Chou Mingzou(Ph.D.)Director of Sino Steel Tradings China. We are dealers on import and export of various steel and metallurgical products,equipments, spare parts, mechanical and electrical products, as well as metallurgical technology 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 in receiving your details as required you below 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.if interested forward to us your

(1)Full Name.................
(2)Phone & Fax Number...............
(3)Detailed Mailing Address.........
(4)Occupation ...............
(5)Company/agencies.............

Note that no form of payment will be requested upfront in this endeavour.Upon our receipt of the above details we shall forward to our customer to immediately contact you with the mode of payment.

Kindest Regards
Dr Chou Mingzou.
(S.S.T.C.L.)
Tel: +86-351-406202.
129G, Xing Xiang Mansion,
Liang, Shanghai, China.

 

 

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