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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.

Fraud email example:

From: SUZAN MORI <rich_usman@postino.it>
Reply-To: richusman@postino.it
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:38:22 +0100
Subject: SOLICITING A REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY!!


Good day,

I am Ms. Suzan Mori of MORIROKU COMPANY LTD. We are a major producer and exporter of chemical products and plastics in Japan. We export all sort of plastic products into the United States of America, Canada and parts of Europe. We are searching for representatives who can help our company establish a medium of getting to our costumers in America/Europe as well as making payments through you to us.

If you are interested in transacting business with us kindly contact us. Subject to your satisfaction you will be given more information on the modalities mapped out on how we will pay for your services as our representative in America/Europe. If your interest to this proposal is affirmative, kindly reply so that I will let you know the steps to take.

Reply to my confidential email richusman@postino.it confirming your interest.

Thank you.
Ms Suzan Mori, for
Mr. Shigeru Mori
President and CEO

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