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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
  • company_china200@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • company_china@asiamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?gb2312?q?CHINA=20COMPANY?= <company_china200@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: company_china@asiamail.com
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 12:23:36 +0800 (CST)
Subject: REF:234\U URGENT REPRESENTATIVE WANTED!!


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N:B SEND YOUR REPLY TO :(company_china@asiamail.com)


Dear Sir/Madam.,


Ref:234/U.,


It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our

organisation.,


We are experts in the sale of raw materials.,We export

into

the Canada/America and some parts in Europe., We are searching

for

representatives who can help us establish a medium of

getting our funds

from our costumers in the

Canada/America/Europe as well as making

payments through

these representatives to us.,


Please if interested in

transacting business in view of

helping us.,

so our clients could make

payment to you being our

representative., we will be very glad.

Compensations will be given and other benefits.

Contact us for more

information, If this proposal is

acceptable to you.,

Please get back to

us, so that a remuneration can be worked

out for your services as our

representative in

Canada/America/Europe as your

location shall

determine.,


Note: Any Email fowarded to this email address will be

treated as trash.,

PLS.,all your correspondence should be forwarded

to: (company_china@asiamail.com)


Best Regards.,

Mr Jetsin Chang.,

Vice

President

(CMIEC)


N:B SEND YOUR REPLY TO :(company_china@asiamail.com)



- CHINA COMPANY

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