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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • infoabrasives@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: chen mao kong <chen@maokongchen1.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 21:13:22 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Hello.


Hello Sir/Madam,

China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation(CAIEC)
E-mail Reply: infoabrasives@netscape.net

It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our organization.
We are experts in the sale of abrasive raw materials and we export into America/Canada, Australia and Europe.
I really need representatives in these regions/provinces for my business to suceed as it is, and that is the reason why i am contacting you now.
I am looking for a man/woman who is trustworthy to be in charge of receiving cash on my company's behalf in his or her country.
All i am asking you is if you would like to earn for the first 60days representaives will receive 12% commission on every transaction processeds. After the 60days trial period commission will increase to 15% from any amount you help me collect from my customer, before things were not as difficult as this for us exporters in the east because bank checks from these countries never took any time before they cleared in our territory but now it takes weeks and this slows down production for us, and this creates more financial problems for us eastern businessmen.
The best part of this business offer is that you don't have to leave your present place of employment because it is on part-time basis.
You can ask any question concerning the areas where you are not clear and i assure you that i will answer them to the best of my knowledge.

Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us, so our clients could be making payment to you as our representative, we will be very glad.

Contact us for more information, if this proposal is acceptable to you.(Email: infoabrasives@netscape.net) Please get back to us,
Please if you are intrested forward to us your phone number/fax and your full contact address.
We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.
Thanks in advance,
Managing Director,
Mrs.Chen Mao Kong
China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation (CAIEC)

PS:For further information and enquiries Contact our office via e-mail
Email: infoabrasives@netscape.net
China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation (CAIEC)

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