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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.
  • rep_choa@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Job OFFERS <jfe-steel@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:53:47 +0200
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

JFE-STEEL CORPORATION
1,Kawasaki-cho,
chuo-ku,
Chiba 260-0835.
Japan.
www.jfe-steel.co.jp

Dear Sir Madam,
JFE Steel Corporation was established on April 1, 2003. Our goal is to become an
"excellent company" in the 21st century by fulfilling our basic corporate mission
of "contributing to society with the world's highest technology.We are corporation
who deal on Steel materials and export into America/Canada/Europe.We are searching
for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers
in America Canada 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.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 America/Canada/Europe.
Your reward for helping us to collect such an outstanding debt will be 10% of whatever
money that is being paid to our Company through your Account. You are also entitled to
a monthly salary of $6000 after three months of transacting with us.There are other
benefit as you grow with us.
Please forward to us your phone number and your full contact addresses to this company:

Company Name:--
Position:-----
Full Name:------
Sex:------------
Age:------------
Address:--------
Zip Code:-------
City:-----------
State-----------
Country---------
Phone-----------
Fax-------------
Bank Details---------

For more details,response should be sent to: rep_choa@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks for your anticipated action and we hope to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,
CEO/President,
Mr. Choa li.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam