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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "MICHELLE SUN" <michellsun@walla.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 04:45:08
Subject: Re.

SHANGHAI ALPHA ( EXPORT & IMPORT) CO. LTD, CHINA

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs. Michelle Sun, Overseas Marketing
Manager, Shanghai Alpha International Industrial & Trading Imp. & Exp.
Co., Ltd, we are a company that deal on Mechanical Equipment,
Hardware and Minerals, Electrical Products, Medical, Chemicals and
Industrial products. (Shanghai Alpha) is an Importer/Exporter of machinery
products, machine tools, and various kinds of machine tools accessories,
motors, generators, pumps, valves, measuring tools, cutting tools, hand
tools, and many other kinds of instruments.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our customers in the Europe, Australia, Canada/America, as
well as making payments through you to us.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us We will be glad
for you to contact Mrs. Michelle Sun, personally at: Email:
sun5050@walla.com

Do contacts us for more information; subject to your satisfaction you will
be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for
your services as our Representative in Europe, Canada/America.

Please if you are interested forward to us your;

FULL NAME:
SEX:
COMPANY: IF ANY
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
PHONE:
CELL:
FAX:
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:

Thanks in advance.

Mrs. Michelle Sun
Managing Director,
Shanghai Alpha
Imp. & Exp. CO. Ltd, China
sun5050@walla.com

Anti-fraud resources:

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