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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)
• 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.
  • below.ningshingtrade01@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Hu Peihong" <ningshing_trade11@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 05:55:20 -0500
Subject: REQUEST FOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE.

Ningshing International Inc.
No.138 Tianning Mansion
Zhongshan Road West
CHINA.
http://www.ningshing.com

REQUEST FOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE

Dear Sir/Madam,

We, the management of Ningshing International Company. Detailed Selling
Lead Description Product
Name: Electrolytic Manganese Metal Place of Origin:China on production of
raw materials which include
Uranium, Gypsum, Baryte, Bentonite and various exports into
America/Canada/Europe. As part of our expansion
project, we are in search of competent representatives who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our
customers in America, Canada, and Europe as well as making payments to us
through you.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us, we will be
glad, you contact us for more
information. Subject to your acceptance of this offer you will be given the
opportunity to negotiate the mode and terms
of which we will pay for your services as our representative in
America/Canada/Europe. Please if
you are interested I would appreciate you forwarding to us your phone number
and your full contact address
via the email address below.ningshingtrade01@yahoo.com

Your earliest response would be appreciated.

Mr Hu Peihong.
CEO Ningshing International Inc.

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