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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.
  • steelcorpcom@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: shushi Hio <sebedekish@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: steelcorpcom@consultant.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:43:33 +0200
Subject: Representative needed Are You Available!!!



Fong's Industries Company Limited.
A Subsidiary of China Steel Corporation (CSC).
ROOM 1407,14/F,
WORLD WIDE HOUSE,
19 DES VOEUX ROAD,
CENTRAL,
HONG KONG 000
Tel: +852-301-41328
Fax: +852-301-41328
Email:steelcorpcom@consultant.com
Business Description
Fong's Industries Company Limited. The Group's principal activities
are the manufacture and sale of dyeing and finishing machines,
trading of stainless steel supplies, manufacture and sale of stainless
steel casting products and property holding. Operations of the Group are
carried out in Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China, Asia Pacific
(other than Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China), Europe America =
Canada
North and South America.
We are into manufacturing and exporting of Stainless Steel
Shape Cutting Machine. Capacities from 4' x 4' to 10' x 40'. Stainless Steel =
Motors Metric stainless electric motors Washdown,Corrosive, Hygiene areas =
Stainless Steel Strip 300 Series, 17-7, stainless strip, sheet, shim stock =
0005-.035" thick stainless steel spinnings stainless steel spinnings all =
qty's est. 1944, ISO Accredited.Also,we import the following materials =
Carbon Steel &amp; Plates, Bars, Wire rods,Hot rolled products,Cold rolled =
products Electro-galvanized sheets, and Electrical sheets.Stainless Steel =
&amp; Hot rolled bands,etc.
Due to the increasing number of clients that we have in the
U.S.A, and Canada ,we find difficulty in reaching all of our clients
Particular U.S.A and Canada.therefore we decided to employ representatives =
to help us get to our clients.You shall have a 10% commision for every =
payment that you
receive on behalf of our company. If interested,acknowledge the receipt of =
this email by
contacting the Representative Dept.:-

Name:
Age:
Company:
Address:
City:
State:
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
NOTE:- You are required to furnish them with these details
above and endeavour to state your reference :REF:CSGT/REP/887 .
Contact Person: Ching Hio
Reply E-mail:steelcorpcom@consultant.com
Representative/Agent Officer

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