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

Fraud email example:

From: LOOPS MINING ENGR COMPANY <job_lmecchina@atmail.org>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 20:39:07 -0300
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED AT LMEC CHINA

It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organization.
Let me first of all inform you, i got your e mail address from a
email/contact directory anddecided to e mail you for a permission to go
ahead.On behalf of LOOPS MINING ENGINEERING COMPANY CHINA (LMEC). I
introduce myself:- I am Engr.Sinite C. Yu (Secretary) of LOOPS MINING
ENGINEERING COMPANY, located in China, with Branches in Hong Kong and
United Kingdom(UK). We specialize in the Imports and Exports of Solid
Minerals, which are exported to Europe,
America and Canada.

 

Moreover, due to the high rush we are having on imports and exports of
Raw Gold to our numerous overseas customers this end of year period, the
company actually took the hazard, informing you without even knowing
who you may be, to seek for a representative who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our overseas customers in Europe America or
Canada,and receive payments from them. For every payment youreceive
from our customer, you shall have 10% (ten per cent) of it as a
representative,before transferring the company's share of 80% into the
company's account as instructed by us.

If you are interested in transacting business with LMEC as a
representative, your most urgent response will be highly needed by
contacting the company's Secretary General, on the below details who
will take you through the necessary screening processes.

ENGR: Yong-Jun Lin (SECRETARY GENERAL)
LOOPS MINING ENGINEERING COMPANY CHINA,
PLOT 425, No 130,
Sec 3 Ji lung Road,
Taipei 106, China.
e MAIL :- sg_lmec@yahoo.com.cn  
p:  number: 86 236 180 597

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of payment as our representative in EuropeAmerica
or Canada.

Thanks,
Engr. Sinite C.Yu (Secretary) On be half of
LOOPS MINING ENGINEERING COMPANY CHINA.

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