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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447031923142 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Chang Tao-Chung <info-guofeng@zwallet.com>
Reply-To: info-salesmanager@zwallet.com
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:15:04 +0100
Subject: ACT AS OUR COMPANY PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE


Dear Prospective Representative,

ACT AS OUR COMPANY PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE

First and foremost, I will like to introduce to you ''Anhui Guofeng Plastic Industry ''. Anhui Guofeng Group Co.Ltd is the State Key High-tech Enterprise and one of 18 Anhui Provincial Enterprise Groups and based in United Kingdom and this commenced operations in 1984. We are into Plastic profile, Plastic film, Plastic pipe, power wire and non-metallic material production which is major imported from Asia and sold to our numerous customers all over the World.

Presently, we are faced with some problems most especially with our Payment methods as most clients we have in the United States/Canada prefer to pay us with cheque rather than cash. We find it very cumbersome in accepting such payments due to the new monetary policy in our banking systems here in U.K and this is crippling our business. We have numerous customers in the United States/Canada including some countries in Europe and we cannot afford to loose them due to this problem.

We hereby request for your hand in partnership to act as our payment Representatives (Anhui Guofeng Plastic Industry), to act as our clients who shall receive payment on our behalf from our customers in the United States and Canada. You shall be entitled to 10% of each payment you receive on our behalf and this shall be a continuous process.

Upon receipt of this requested information, we shall provide you with the necessary details of how to become our representative. For official purpose, please send your response and acceptance via same email for further procedure.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Chang Tao-Chung
Sales Manager
1st Floor 5 Lower Belgrave Street
London SW1W 0NR
United Kingdom
TEL:+44 703 192 3142

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