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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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• 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.
  • chenghsong_1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FROM THE DESK OF MR CHENG HSONG <chenghsong_1@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: 10 Sep 2006 09:17:24 -0000
Subject: COMMISSION AGENT NEEDED!!

Mr. Cheng Hsong
Chief Executive Officer
Anhui Technology Import &
Export Co.,Ltd
459 Changjiang West Road, Hefei,
Hong Kong.
Tel/Fax:
+852-301-52339
Our ref: ATIE/CA/PT/06

We are Reputatble Company in the Import/Export industry based in Hong Kong,
with branches in Europe, which has been in operations for more than a
decade ,with a staff strength of 100-150 people ,and specialises in
Imports/Exports of Agricultural products ,Hides and Skin and Chemical
products, requires the Services of a male or female between 18-69
years to act as the Company Representative in America, Canada and
Europe.The duties of the successful applicant includes the following:
Collecting payment on behalf of the Company from customers. Receiving
ORDER from Customers and notifying the company for onward delivery.
Helping to keep a good customer relationship between the Company and
the customers. Any other duties as may be proscribed by the Company.

Any suitable or qualified person should send a written application via
this email chenghsong_1@yahoo.com.hk using the format below:

Names:...................................
Age: .....................................
Gender:...................................
Contact Address:(very Important)..........
Means Of Identification:(very important).....
Occupation:...............................
Working experience:.......................
Company:..................................
Telephone:................................
Fax:......................................
Marital Status:...........................
Country Of Origin.........................
Country of Residence:.....................

Renumeration is 10% of every after sales payment collected from
customers on behalf of the Company.

Note that this Advertisement closes two weeks from the date of
 publication.
 
Thanks for your time, which we appreciate. We look forward to hearing
from you soon.

Yours in Health and Wealth,
Mr. Cheng Hsong.

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