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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:

• 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: longimex77 <longimex77@1963chevrolet.com>
Reply-To: longimex@o2.pl
Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 08:25:09 -0700
Subject: BE OUR INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE



Dear Friend,
I am Mr.Liang Ho,managing director of LONG ARTS AND
CRAFTS IMPORT/EXPORT. CORP. China.
we are a group of business men who deal on Art and
Craft and export into the Canada/America, Australia and Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our customers in
theCanada/America, Australia and Europe as well as making
payments through you to us.Please if you are
interested in transacting business with us, we will
be very glad.
Please contact us for more information.
Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the
opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay you for
your services as our representative in Canada/America, Australia and
Europe.
Please if you are interested forward to the following details to us
1.Full names
2.Age
3.Sex
4.Marital Status.
5.Present occupation(Company And position)
6.Phone number/fax
7.Full contact address( not P. O. Box).
Thanks In advance
Mr.LIANG HO.
Managing Director,
Long arts and crafts.
China.

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