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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.
  • chuyunbo_2@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: yunbo chu <yunbo@yunbo.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:34:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Business Proposal For 2007 [Earn15%]


>From The Group Head Human Resources.
Centre for Contemporary Art
2-6-1 3F Ogura Yahata-Higashi-ku,.
Kitakyushu 805-0059 ,Japan.
Phone +81 93 663 1615
Fax + 81 93 663 1610
Email:chuyunbo_2@yahoo.com.hk

Goodday,
I am Mr.Chu Yun Bo, Marketing Manager of CCA
[Centre for Contemporary Art,.Japans and
Crafts Company], we are group of Creative Artists and
Desiginers,
who deal on Arts and Crafts and export some of our
Collections into
America/Canada/Africa/Europe and Asia.
The year is fast drawing to an end, so We are
searching widely for
representatives who can help us establish a medium of
getting to
our costumers, as well as making payments through you
to us, to
enable us meet up with our last quarter Audit of
accounts
programme. Your job is
absolutely legal. You do not need any capital to
start. Please if
you are interested in transacting business with us we
will be very
glad.
Please contact us
Mr.Chu Yun Bo,
Email:chuyunbo_2@yahoo.com.hk

Please if you are interested forward to us details below to my alternate mail box[chuyunbo_2@yahoo.com.hk]
( 1.) Your Full Names.
( 2.) Your Contact/Residential Address.
( 3.) Your Age.
( 4.) Occupation.
( 5.) Company Name:
( 6.) Company Location.
( 7.) Company Address.
( 8.) Position Held.
( 9.) Phone Number.
(10.) Fax Number.
( 11) Nationality.
( 12) Email Address.
Very Respectfully,
Chu Yun Bo

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