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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.
• 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.
  • dr_matsusaburo@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "yoshi" <yoshi_hacc01@gmail.cn>
Reply-To: yoshi_hacc12@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 23:56:18 +0800
Subject: H.A.C.COMPANY (JOB OFFER)!!!

HARAGUCHI ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY
..crafts at it's best
7 July, 2006.

Goodday,
I am Yoshi Haruko, Marketing Manager of Haraguchi Arts and Crafts
Company, we are a group of Creative Artists and Desiginers, who deal on
Arts and Crafts and export some of our Collections into
America/Canada/Africa/Europe and Asia .

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our costumers, as well as making payments through you to
us.
Your job is absolutely legal. You do not need any capital to start.
Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be
very glad.

Please contact our President/CEO,
Dr. Matsu Saburo,
E-mail: dr_matsusaburo@yahoo.com.hk

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.
Please if you are interested forward to us your phone/fax number and
your full contact addresses.

Very Respectfully,
Yoshi Haruko.

HARAGUCHI ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY
Creative Design for Import / Export
AT Bldg. 9F,1-18-9 Nihonbashi-Ningyocho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo,103-0013, JAPAN.

Note: This is not in any way a spam mail or a means of Fraud.

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