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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.
  • cmeccontact@stalag13.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CUSTOMER CARE" <cmeccustomercare@msn.com>
Reply-To: cmeccontact@stalag13.com
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 03:45:46 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE WANTED URGENTLY.

ChinaMachinery & Equipment Corporation,
178, Guang'anmenwai Street,
Beijing 100055, China.


The entire board & management of China National Machinery & Equipment
Import & Export Corporation (CMEC) in it's mid year annual general meeting
aspart of it's resolution is calling on individuals,groups/companies who can
serve as it's representative for one of it's new Arts & Crafts products in
canada,america,united kingdom,australia,middle east&europe.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our customers in the Canada/America and Europe,United kingdom,
Australia as well as making payments through you to us.

Subject to your acceptance you will be entitled to 10% of every transaction
made through you to us.

INTERESTED PERSONS ,please contact cmeccontact@stalag13.com
accompanied with the following:
FULL NAMES
CONTACT ADDRESS
AGE
PERSONAL TELEPHONE NUMBER.
OCCUPATION
MARITAL STATUS.
Thank you in advance,

Management

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