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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.
• 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.
• 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.
  • lau_managingdirector@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "China Art Export" <chinaart_info2006@msn.com>
Reply-To: lau_managingdirector@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:27:41 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE REQUIRED NEEDED!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mrs. Chen Wu, marketing manager of Art Scene China ARTS AND
CRAFTS IMPORT / EXPORT. in China, we are a group of business men
and women who deal on Chinese Arts and Crafts, and we want to
expand our business into United State,Canada,Dubai,Japan United
Kingdom and European countries.
We are searching for reliable representatives who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our customers in Your respective
country as well as making payments through you to us without
language barrier.
Please if you are interested in this lucrative business with us,we
will be very glad.
Please for more information contact the managing director/CEO
Mr. Lau Chi
Email:lau_managingdirector@yahoo.co.uk
www.artscenechina.com
Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of which we will pay you for your services as our
representative in your country Please if you are Interested forward
to us your phone number/fax and your full contact address.
Thanks In advance
Mrs.Chen Wu.
Marketing Manager
Art Scene China

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