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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • walkersmith23@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Walker Smith" <walker_sm53@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: walkersmith23@myway.com
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:19:10 -0800
Subject: Hi

Good day,

I am Mr. Walker Smith of Shenzen Import & Export. We deal on raw materials and export into Canada, America/Europe. We have decided to search for a representative who can help us establish a medium of getting to our costumers in the United State of America, Canada, & Europe, as well as making payments through you to us.

Presently, we are faced with some problems most especially with our Payment methods as most clients we have in Canada, the United States of America & Europe prefer to pay us with cheque rather than cash. We find it very cumbersome in accepting such payments due to the new monetary policy in our banking systems here in Japan and this is crippling our business. That is why on behalf of the management of Shezen Import & Export, we have decided to search for a foreign representative who act on our behalf.

If you are interested to be our foreign representative, it will be our pressure.

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 in America, Canada & Europe.

Interested person should contact us. Any questions are ready to be answer

We will await your reply.

To indicate your interest, please send to us the following information about yourself..

1. Full names

2. Sex

3. Date of birth

4. Marital Status

5. Full postal/mailing address

6. Country

7. Contact telephone/fax numbers

8. Present occupation (Company And position)

Upon receipt of this requested information I shall provide you with the necessary details of how to become our representative.

Note: All response will be sent to our office for update, do reach me via this email address for more details:

email: walkersmith23@myway.com

Thanks in advance

Yours Sincerely,

Walker Smith.

Director,
Financial Affairs

Shenzen Import & Export

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