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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.
  • mckinsey_wang@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mckinsey Wang" <info_1@o2.pl>
Reply-To: "Mr. Mckinsey Wang" <overseaofficeclaim@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13:31:42 -0700
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Good Day Friend,

I represent MCKINSEY&COMPANY based in CHINA. And my names are Mr McKinsey
Wang,My company Supply products such as stainless steel and specialty
chemicals products and other products for world trade.We are searching for
representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
customers in Europe and America as well as making payments through you as
our payment officer to us. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance
to stand as our representative in your country.
Payment from our America and Europe customers to us are very slow,and that
is why i need your asistant as a representative, so that you will contact
our customers on our behalf,and collect their payment.

Note that, as our representative, you will receive 10% of whatever amount
you clear for the company and the balance will be paid into an account we
will avail to you. Please you are to send me immediately the details below
so as for me to forward to my customers that are ready to make payment so
that they can contact you directly,and make the payment to you.

NAME............................................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS...............
AGE:............................................
STATUS:.......................................
STATE/COUNTRY.........................
TEL/FAXNUMBERS.......................
COMPANY NAME..........................
OCCUPATION...............................

NB:
PLEASE IGNORE THIS MAIL IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE OFFER AND ALSO IF
YOU CAN NOT HANDLE LARGE SUMS OF MONEY.
We look forward in working with you, as you send your response back to us.

Very Respectfully,
Mr. McKinsey Wang
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
MCKINSEY&COMPANY.
mckinsey_wang@yahoo.com

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