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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • sunshine_lee20@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lee Fat" <sunshine_lee_03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sunshine_lee20@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:37:23 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED RUGENTLY

ATTN: Dearly Beloved,
This communication to you is strictly confidential, with due respect.Sorry at this perceived confusion or stress you may have receiving this letter from me, Since we have not known ourselves or met previously. Despite that, I am constrained to write you this letter because of the urgency of it.By way of self introduction,

 

      I  am Dr.Lee Fat the sole owner of SUNSHINE GEMS AND JEWELRIES in Hong Kong. We deal on pearl,diamond gem and jewelry export into America/Canada. During the past years there have been mix up in customers making payments from different territories so i decided to  search for a representative/agent who can help my  company receiving payments from some of my customers in America/canada. Subject to your satisfaction you will be entitled to  10% from every payment made by customers and 90% to be remitted to the company please feel free by contacting me via my privateemail:sunshine_lee20@hotmail.com
And furnishing me with the followind  details Below.
 
(1)Full Names.........................................
(2)Company Name..................................
(3)Full Contact Address..........................
(4)Home/Cell No....................................
(5)Fax No...............................................
 
I  hope to have a long lasting business relationship with you.
 
Best Regards
Dr Lee fat
President/CEO
SUNSHINE GEMS AND JEWELRY
Flat J,K,L, 1/F, Sunshine Plaza,
17 Sung On St., Hunghom,
Koowlon,Hong Kong
Tel 85-230-167-642
Fax: 85-230-177-81

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