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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (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.
  • contact_chang9@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • chnag.mr.john_chang@asiamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?john=20chang?= <contact_chang9@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: mr.john_chang@asiamail.com
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 09:46:40 +0530 (IST)
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE/NEEDED URGENTLY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: contact_chang9@yahoo.co.in

ATTN:Mr/Mrs.



It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our

organisation. We are experts in the sale of raw materials

and we export into Canada/America and some parts of Europe.



We are searching for reliable representatives who can help

us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the

Canada/America/Europe as well as legally recieving cash and

all forms of payment on our behalf from them as our

Representative.

Please if you are interested in transacting business in view

of helping us,so our clients could be making 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. For

futher informations and enquiries, you are to write to us by

mail john chnag.mr.john_chang@asiamail.com Consultant. China

Metallurgical Import & Export Corporation Henan Company (CMIEC HN)

www.cmiec.com

We anticipate your earliest response in this

Regard.

John Chang.



- john chang

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam