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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:
  • "php-nuke powered site - http://yoursite.com" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • matsusaburo_101@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Yoshi Haruko <yoshihacc001@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:35:03 -0700
Subject: HARAGUCHI ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY (H.A.C.C)


HARAGUCHI ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY (H.A.C.C)
.....crafts at it's best

17th April, 2006.

Goodday,
I am Yoshi Haruko, Marketing Manager of Haraguchi Arts and Crafts
Company, we are a group of Creative Artists and Desiginers, who deal on
Arts and Crafts and export some of our collections into
America/Canada/Africa/Europe and Asia.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our costumers, as well as making payments through you to
us. Your job is absolutely legal. You do not need any capital to start.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us, we will
be very glad.
Please contact our President/CEO,
Dr. Matsu Saburo,
E-mail: matsusaburo_101@yahoo.com.hk

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our
Representative.
Please if you are interested forward to us your phone/fax number and
your full contact addresses when responding to this mail.

Very Respectfully,
Yoshi Haruko.

HARAGUCHI ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY
Creative Design for Import / Export,
AT Bldg. 9F, 1-18-9 Nihonbashi-Ningyocho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0013, JAPAN.

Note: This is not in any way a spam mail or a means of Fraud.



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