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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.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "WUJIANG TEXTILE CO.LTD" <wwtcl_shaocheng01@yahoo.com.cn> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:21:57 -0300
Subject: INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED IN YOUR REGION!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am MR.SHAO LEU CHENG,It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our Company Wujiang Wanlida Textile Co., Ltd.Based No.6 The Third District Nanshan Road, Shengze,Wujiang City,Jiangsu Province,China.We are experts in the sale of Textile materials,we export into the canada/America and parts of Europe.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting our funds from our costumers in these areas as well asmaking payments through you to us.Please if interested in transacting business in helping us,so our clients could make
payment to you being a representative for us we will be very glad and compensations will be given and as well as other benefits.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative/agent in Canada, America and Europe.You can view our products at: http://wanlidatex.en.alibaba.com/ If interested forward information below to us

1.FULL NAMES:

2.RESIDENTIALADDRESS:

3.SEX:

4.AGE:

5.PHONE NUMBER:

6.FAX NUMBER(IF ANY):

7.OCCUPATION:

8.COMPANY NAME:

9.COMPANY ADDRESS:

10.NATIONALITY:;

11.PRESENT COUNTRY: &am p;nb sp

12.STATE/PROVINCE:

13.ZIPCODE:


Note that no form of payment will be requested upfront in this endeavour.On our receipt of the above details we shall forward to our customer/clients to immediately contact you with the mode of payment.

Kindest Regards,
MR.SHAO LEU CHENG,
Mr BRENT (esq)
Company Directors.







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