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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.
  • gansucorporations1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lei hebei <gansucorporations1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: gansucorporations@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 20:59:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: gansucorporations1@yahoo.com

ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

How are you today? Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you. I am Mr Lei Hebei, president/founder of GANSU CORPORATIONS. We deal in mining and supply of jewel products and export into Canada, America/Europe. Our head office is located in China.

I am interested in employing your services, to work with me as our payment agent who can help us establish a medium of receiving payment on our behalf for goods supplied to our customers in Europe, America and Canada.

If you are interested in transacting business with us, I will be very glad and subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of payment which we will pay for your services as my representative in your country.

If you are willing to assist, I will want you to furnish me with your contact details, so as to enable me give you further details. Note that your sincerity and trustworthiness would be highly appreciated as more payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction.

Further more you will be entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to receive for us from our customers.

Kindly contact us for more information with the below Information filled out.

1. Full name.

2. Full contact/mailing address.

3. Phone and fax numbers.

4. Date and place of Birth.

5. Next Of Kin

6. Present Occupation

7. Average yearly income

We look forward to working with you.

Lei Hebei.

Chairman



- lei hebei

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