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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "% of every payment" (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 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: "Dr.Anthony Nakaya" <dr.anthonynakaya@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: dr.anthonynakaya176@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 16:57:34 -0500 (EST)
Subject: SEARCHING FOR REPRESENTATIVES


OUR REF: 1013/1786/77
YOUR REF;


SEARCHING FOR REPRESENTATIVES

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Dr. Anthony Nakaya, My company China Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd, (CMN), we deal on import and export of raw materials into the Canada/America and Europe.We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada /America and Europe as well as making payments through you to us. Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be glad.

My company China Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd, (CMN) want someone like you who has ( ONLINE CREDIT ACCOUNT ) to receive the fund for us.why we want someone with ONLINE CREDIT ACCOUNT was because of our previous exeperince where our representative run away with our money.You will be entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to recieve for us from our customers, and all transfer charges would be deducted from the principal amount.

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 Canada/America and Europe.
Contact me with your full contact data if you are intrested.

Thanks In advance.

Dr. Anthony Nakaya.
China Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd, (CMN) Block A, Minmetals Building ,No.5, Sanlihe Road , Haidian District,
Beijing 100044, P.R.China.





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