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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • silverworld20@mail2hongkong.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: silverworld_20 <silverworld_20@1963chevrolet.com>
Reply-To: silverworld20@mail2hongkong.com
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 03:36:10 -0700
Subject: PLEASE BE MY COMPANY AGENT REP!!!!

GoodDay.
I am Dr.Raymond Lo the sole owner of Silver World Jewelry (HK) Ltd We
dealon pearl,diamond gem and jewelry export into America/Canada.
During the past years there have been mix up in customers making
payments from different territories so i decided to search for a
representative/agentwho can help my company receiving payments from my
customers in America/canada. Subject to your satisfaction you will be
entitled to 10%from every payment made by customers and 90% to be
remittedto the company.please feel free by contacting me via my
privateemail:(silverworld20@mail2hongkong.com) And
furnish me with the following details Below:

(1)FullNames....................................
(2)Company Name if any....................
(3)Position......................................
(4)Full Contact Address.....................
(5)Tel/Fax No..................................
(6)cellNo........................................

I hope to have a long lasting business relationship with you.
Best Regards.
Raymond Lo
President/CEO
Honour Ind. Centre,
Sun Yip St.
Chaiwan, Hong Kong
Tel:85-230-167-642
Fax:85-230-177-812

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