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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:
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "kent anderson" <infodepartment8080@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sinosteelcorporation316@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:35:27 +0200
Subject: COMPANY NEED'S REPRESENTATIVE URGENTLY!!!


*17B Xichang'an Street,West District,Beijing 100031 P.R.CHINA
Tel: (010) 66067744-36252 Fax: 852-301-62379*
*www.sinosteel.com* <http://www.sinosteel.com/>
*
Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Andong Liu, Chief Accontant of Sinosteel Corporation. We are
searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting
to our costumers in the Canada,America,North America and Europe as well as
making payments through you to us.
We deals on products like Baosteel, Wuhan Iron & Steel Corp,
Anshan Iron & Steel Corp. and Taiyuan Iron & Steel Corp etc, we export these
raw materials into Europe, America, Africa and Canada.

Baosteel
Wuhan Iron & Steel Corp
Anshan Iron & Steel Corp
Taiyuan Iron & Steel Corp
Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we
will be glad. Please contact us for more information; Subject to your
satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode for
which we will pay for your services as our representative in
Canada,America,North America and Europe.

Please if you are interested kindly fill the details below:*
**
*NAME:*
*ADDRESS:*
*COUNTRY:*
*TEL:*
*FAX:*
*AGE:*
*COMPANY'S NAME:*
*POSITION HELD:*
*MONTHLY INCOME:*
*DRIVERS LINCENSE NO:*
*NO OF CHILDREN:*
*CAN YOU TRAVEL OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY?:*
*EMAIL:*
*STATUS:*
**
*Mr.Andong Liu
Chief Accountant.
**SINOSTEEL CORPORATION
Tel: (010) 66067744-36252 Fax: 852-301-62379
**www.sinosteel.com* <http://www.sinosteel.com/>

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam