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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs parmela shaw" <parmela_shaw2@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dmartins_9@myway.com
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:30:14 +0100
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED

Attn:

Sir/ Ma,
We own a company in China which is into sale of abrasive raw materials, importation and exportation, such as metallurgical roducts,machinaries, matals,electrical machinaries etc. to other companies especially in Europe, America ,Canada. and some part of Asia.

We are therefore pleased to inform you that vacancies exist in our foreign department as offshore representatives. We would be very glad if you accept to be appointed as our company's representative in your country and earn 10% of every payment made through you to our office. Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to correspond with our customer (s). Thanks in advance as I look forward to hear from you.

Very Respectfully,
Abrasives Import & Export Corporation (AIEC)

Thank You.
Mrs. Pamela Shaw.
Abrasives Import & Export Corporation (AIEC)
27h BOA FENG MANSION,
299 JINGJIANG ROAD,
www.allproducts.com/prc/abrasives/showroom1.html

For further information and enquiries,
Contact Mr.D.Martins (Consultant)

Anti-fraud resources:

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