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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.
• 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.
  • longs_art65@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JACKIE CHOW <longs_art65@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:50:16 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Details


ATTN,
Thank you for your interest to work with us as one of our international
representative.
However, do note that your honesty and transparency is
highly needed enabling us secure payment from our
offshore clients.You are going to act as our
representative that will help us secure payment from
our customers.
Presently we are been owed 985,000usd and they have all agreed to start an installmental payment to any of our assigned representative.
Kindly be informed that being our representative all
payments are to be made through you.We are legitimate
business company having registered with the china
chambers of commerce.Your services are highly needed.
On mode of your payment/entitlement all sum payment
made to you,you are entitled to 10% for your
help/services rendered.
However we shall need your details as listed these
include,.
(1)Your full names,
(2)Contact address and,
(3)Phone/fax numbers.
(4)Tell us a little about yourself and your present
occupation.Note that your age must be included.
Upon our satisfactory receipt of this informations we
shall open a file for you and you would be duely
registered as our representative and then you will be
contacted by our customers who will decide any mode they choose to make payments.
We await to hear from you.
Mr. Jackie Chow
Md/Ceo, .
Longs Import And Export Plc
Email:longs_art65@yahoo.com.cn
TEL\FAX:852-301-62001



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