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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:

• 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: "Huang Tianwen" <haungttianwen1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: h_tianwen@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:00:53 -0700
Subject: OUR REF: KIR/02.

OUR REF: KIR/02.

We avail ourselves of this opportunity to approach you for the establishment
of business relations with you. We are expertize in the sale of raw
materials. We export into Canada/America and Parts of Europe. We are
presently searching for Representatives/Payment Agents who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our customers in the America and Europe as
well as advertising and marketing our products in the specified areas.

Please if interested in transacting business with us, we will be very glad
and adequate compensations will be given and other benefits as follows.
Subject to your satisfaction you will also be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our
Representative/Payment Agent. Please contact us for more information.

Respectfully Submitted,
Dr.Huang Tianwen.

SINOSTEEL TRADING GROUP.
Tel #: 862-1576-81031.
Fax #: 852-301-70378.
Url: http://trading.sinosteel.com

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