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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 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.
  • changchengexport1957@yahoo.com
  • changchengexport1956@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: chang cheng <changchengexport1957@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: changcheng1956@latinmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 02:18:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ( EARN OVER $20,000.00 USD MONTHLY )


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: changchengexport1957@yahoo.com



Dear Representative,



We've obtained your details from career builder inc, Database, and considered you as an ideal representative for the HOME-BASED job position detailed below.


We are Industrial kitchen Products Export Group based in HongKong-China, and we export our products to CANADA, USA, EUROPE and UK.



Based on our sales expansion and company growth we are currently owned a large sum of funds by our foriegn customers, and as a medium to enhance our sales and services, to our dearly customers.


Also as part of our vision to help in eradicating JOBLESSNESS in the global world. We are now seeking a qualified personel to be our company off-shore REPRESENTATIVE.


We would like to use this medium to inform you that a vacant position exists for you in our CREDIT and PAYMENT COLLECTION DEPARTMENT and we are glad to give you a benefiting stress-free HOME BASED EMPLOYMENT as an offshore staff to our large Export Company.


NOTE: You will be paid 10% of any money collected by you.If you would like to take up this Vacant Position in our company.


For more details Kindly fill and send us your CV (curiculum Vatae) as Follows:


1. FULL NAME.................................................


2. FULL POSTAL ADDRESS........................


3. PHONE/FAX NUMBERS..........................


4.OCCUPATION..............................................


NOTE. Your employment status is a special package thats makes you Earn $200.000 US dollars or more Annually and give you a negociating benefits.Your immediate reply to this advert newsletter is highly

appreciated.


PLEASE SEND YOUR CV TO OUR CORRESPONDANT EMAIL ADDRESS ( changchengexport1956@latinmail.com ).


Regards.


MR.CHANG CHENG


Chang Cheng Export Co. Ltd.

312,Des voeux Road,

Zip/Postal: 510410

Telephone: 86-20-3633114

Fax: 86-203633114

Hongkong, China.





- chang cheng

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