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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 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024061685 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • tianyin_chemical.industry@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "post_tianyinchemical" <post_tianyinchemical@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:49:16 -0600
Subject:




Jiangsu Tianyin Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd.

Room 06-08, Floor 12B,
Lijin Asia Enterprises Center,
No. 19 Wunjing Road, Shanghai, China.
Website: www.chinatianyin.com


SOLICITING FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I am Mr. Chin Fu the Managing dirstor of the above name Company based in China. My company manufacture, supply and export Pharmaceutics, Agricultural, Textile and Chemical Engineering Products for world trade.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Canada/America and Europe as well as making payments through you to us. If you are interested in transacting business with us we will be glad.

Do contact our company representative via the information below
Contact Person: Mr. Ying Li
Email: tianyin_chemical.industry@yahoo.com
Phone: +44 702 406 1685

If you are interested please fill in the blank spaces below and contact us immediately at the above mentioned contact information.

(1).NAME
(2).COMPANY NAME
(3).ADDRESS
(4).CITY
(5).STATE:/ ZIPCODE
(6).COUNTRY
(7).TEL
(8).FAX
(9).EMAIL ADDRESS
(10).WEBSITE
(11).OCCUPATION
(12).MARITAL STATUS
(13).DATE OF BIRTH

Very Respectfully,
Mr. Chin Fu
Managing Director,
Jiangsu Tianyin Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam