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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • chunglee_pang@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LEE PANG" <chunglee_pang2@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:22:41 +0000
Subject: REPRESENT US

JAPAN NATIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS
IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION

Prospective Agent,
How are you doing today, We are very sorry if this mail gets to you without
any previous notice, we got your email address through the assistance of
microsoft email directory system due to our urgent need for a representative
in your province.Our former agent died in new orleans as a result of the
hurricane. Japan National Arts & Crafts Import/Export Corporation is a
company owned by a group of business men who deals on Arts and Crafts, and
export into the Canada and America and central Europe.We are searching for
an agent through this means because of our urgent need for a representative
in your province who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
customers in the Canada and America as well as making payments through you
to us. Please if you are interested in representing us we will be very glad.
Subject to your satisfaction we will proceed with
further Official protocol.
BIGLOBE INCORPORATION HONESTLY ASSURE YOU THAT THIS IS 100% RISK FREE AND
THERE SHALL NOT BE ANY FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON YOUR PART.
Please if you are interested, contact the respective consultant of the
company for further details:-
Mr.Lee Pang
Email: chunglee_pang@yahoo.com
Thank You,
Biglobe Inc
website :-
http://www2.biglobe.ne.jp/~maida/j-art/

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam