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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • johnyang9@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "national pearls" <pearls_diamonds9@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:30:54 +0000
Subject: I am interested in your services

John Xu Yang
CEO/Personnel Manager,
ADDRESS:5th Floor,
103,Jixiangli,
Chaoyangmenwai,
Beijing,China
Post Code:100020
Tel86-10-65514994
Fax86-10 65530163
www.sinogem.com.cn


Complement of the season,

Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to
you.I am Mr John Xu Yang president/founder of CHINA
NATIONAL PEARLS DIAMOND GEM & JEWELRY(CNPDG&J) IMPORT
AND EXPORT CORP. We deal in mining and supply of
jewel products and export into Canada,America/Europe.
Our head office is located in China .

I am interested in employing your services,to work
with me as our payment agent who can help us establish
a medium of recieving payment on our behalf for goods
supplied to our customers in Europe,America and
Canada.If you are interested in transacting business
with us.I will be very glad and subject to your
satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of payment which we will pay for
your services as my representative in your country.

If you are willing to assist, I will want you to
furnish me with your contact details, so as to enable
me give you further details.Note that your sincerity
and trustworthiness would be highly appreciated as
more payments will be made through you in the course
of this transaction.And moreso you will be entitled to
5% of every payment that you are able to recieve for
us from our customers.

Kindly contact us for more information with this
email; johnyang9@excite.com with the below
information filled out.

1.Full name.
2.Full contact/mailing address.
3.Phone and fax numbers.
4.Date and place of Birth.
5.Next Of Kin
6.Present Occupation
7.Average yearly income

We look forward in working with you and wish you a happy new year.

John Xu Yang
Chairman

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