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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)
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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.
  • jyu_ben1234567@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jyu ben <j_yu_ben111@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:56:03 -0600
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED URGENTLY.



Jyuben Woodwork Co.,Ltd.Singsing RdHeng Tang 128 Industrial Park Tong XiaDongguan, Kwangtung, ChinaTel: 86-769-7722116 Dear Sir/Madam, I am Mr.Jyu Ben,managinig director of JYU BEN WOODWORK CO,LTD taiwan/china.
We are a trading company that is into the import and export of goods like funiture,industrial, and office equipment, we export these funiture equipments to U.S,Canada and Europe. Owing to the large amount of clients that we have in the U.S.A,we are having difficulty in reaching all of them, therefore we decided to employ representatives in all the states of America,Canada,Europe to help us get to our clients. As our representative, you shall serve as a link between us and our clients and you will also be responsible for the collection of payments on our behalf.and here is our website if you wish to view, billiard.sportsnet.com.tw Note: that you shall have a 10% commission for every payment that you collect on our behalf.
Please if you are interested, please fill this form below and send it back to us through my email-------- via, jyu_ben1234567@yahoo.com.cn FIRST NAMES:MIDDLE NAME: CONTACT ADDRESS:PHONE NUMBER:FAX NUMBER:COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:OCCUPATION: Subject to your response, we shall have our company's attorney draft out an agreement to seal up this contract. Best Regards, JYU BEN.
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