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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:
  • "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.
• 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.
  • lin_yang_industries_000999@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?gb2312?q?LIN=20YANG=20INDUSTRIES=20CO.LTD?=" <lin_yang_industries_000999@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: linyang_industries1@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:20:51 +0800 (CST)
Subject: BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR AREA ( LIN YANG INDUSTRIES CO.LTD)


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FROM

LIN YANG INDUSTRIES .CO.LTD

NO 1,Maanshan Road

Zhejiang,

China.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Michael Lin Yang,CEO.LIN YANG INDUSTRIES .CO.LTD.We export raw materials, such as

Calcite, Barytes, Manganese Dioxide , Dolomite, Mica , China Clay, MangneseDioxide,Ferrous(Iron )

Oxide,Paints, Rubber, Plastics, Construction chemicals and we export from Asia into

Europe,America and Australia.

We require competent representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our

customers in the Usa, Canada and Europe as well as making payments through you to us. our company

. LIN YANG INDUSTRIES .CO.LTD was established in 2002. We are interested in employing your

services, to work with us as our payment agent who can help us eastablish a medium of recieving

payment on our behalf for Goods and raw materials we supplied to our customers in

Europe,America or Australia.

If you are interested in transacting business with us. we will be very glad.

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 in Europe,America and Australia. Please if you

are interested forward

Your name......

Contact address......

Phone/fax numbers....

Occupation..........

Regards.

Mr.Michael Lin Yang

LIN YANG INDUSTRIES .CO.LTD

NO 1,Maanshan Road

Zhejiang,

China.



- LIN YANG INDUSTRIES CO.LTD

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