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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.
• 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.
• 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.
  • shanghai_22003@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.JUN SHAN" <shanghai_job85@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: shanghai_22003@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:17:06 -0800
Subject: SHANGHAI IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY CHINA (CURRENT VACANCY)

Dear Sir/Madam
A leading chinese company SHANGHAI IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY CHINA
We are one of the leading Chiness company that deals on import and export of
various global trading product into the Canada,North and South America,We
are searching for representatives who can help us establish a Medium of
getting to our costumers in the Canada, North and South America,Asia and
Europe as well as making payments through you to us.Please if you are
interested in transacting business with us we will be very glad. Please
contact us for more information through:
Name : Mr Jun Shan
Email shanghai_22003@yahoo.com.cn
SHANGHAI IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY CHINA
COMPANY ADDRESS: B.21/F., Jianjing Building, 1399 Beijing Rd
W,Shanghai Shanghai-200040 China.
TEL: 860-21-1406202
FAX: 860-21-1404324
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 Canada,North and South America,Asia and Europe.
Please if you are interested forward to us
1.Full Names:
2.Company Name:
3.Contact Address:
4.State:
5.Age:
6.Country:
7.Phone number:
8.Fax Number:
9.Occupation:
10.Email:
Thanks,
Mr.Jun Shan,
General Manager

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