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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Kevin Chen" <cn@core.com>
Reply-To: kevin_chen209@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:58:42 -0400
Subject: INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED


Dear Prospective Representative,
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED
Beijing Founder Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd. is a professional manufacturer and
exporter of Founder's products, raw materials, machinery, apparatus,
electromechanical and biochemical products into America, Canada and Europe
Industrial market.

We hereby request for your hand in partnership to act as our payment
Representatives/clients who shall receive payment on our behalf from our
customers in the United States and Canada and Europe. You shall be
entitled to 10% of each payment you receive on our behalf and this shall
be a continuous process.

Upon receipt of this requested information, we shall provide you with the necessary details
of how to become our representative.please send your email address and acceptance via same email for
futher procedure.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Kevin Chen

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