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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "heng ando" <ando_32@msn.com>
Reply-To: hengando200@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:58:25 +0000
Subject: BE OUR AGENT REPRESNTATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I am  Dr.Heng Ando , managing director of  CHINA
METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION (CMIEC). We
are a group of business partner who deal on raw
materials such as non-metallic minerals such as
Calcite, Barytes,Manganese Dioxide , Dolomite ,Mica ,
China Clay ,Mangnese Dioxide ,Ferrous (Iron ) Oxide
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 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 interested forward to us
your informations below to us.
 
FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
PHONE:
FAX:
 
Thanks In advance.
Dr.Heng Ando
Managing Director,
CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT
& EXPORT CORPORATION (CMIEC)
7th Floor, ChinFung Tower
101 Cheung Sha Wan Road,
Kowloon, Hong Kong.

 

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