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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)
  • "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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: "kim pui" <kim.pui.kung@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andong_liu05@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:56:42 +0100
Subject: COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED TO WORK WITH US (URGENTLY)


CHEMSTAT IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY

Dear sir/madam
I Mr.Kimpui kung the Secetary, represent chemstat import and export company
based in the china
My company exports software for the following process industries: Oil & Gas,
Petrochemicals, Chemicals, and Fine Chemicals, including
Pharmaceuticals.andother goods/services for world trade.
We are looking for representatives in europe and America that can help my
company in clearing our money ,because most of our customers pay with
cheques and we don,t have an account in your country that will clear this
money.As our representative you will receive 10% of any money you clear for
the company, that will be how you will be paid by the company the rest of
the money will be paid into an account we will provide for you. If you are
interested in our offer please send your,

name contact:..............
address:...................
telephone number:............

looking forward to hear from you.
Very Respectfully,

Yours
Mr.Kimpui kung

CHEMSTAT Import and Export company
Goods for Import / Export & Freight Fwdg. Svcs.
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WORLD MARKET SOLUTIONS
Import / Export & Freight Fwdg. Svcs.

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