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

Fraud email example:

From: "10% Is set aside for you." <NLnotification@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:07:49 -0900
Subject: 10% Is set aside for you;as our agent.

QINHUANGDAO HONGYUE PLASTIC COMPANY

Address: 11#Emeishan north road,
Qinhuangdao Economic & Technological Development Zone,
Qinhuangdao, Herbei, China 066004.

QinHuangDao HongYue plastic company is a complex company, which manufacture
and sell professionally plastic pipe system. The company is specialize in
producing and selling ¡°HONGYUE ¡± brand PVC-U water supply pipes, pipe
fittings; PVC-U drain pipes, pipe fittings(including solid wall drain pipes,
double layer hollow wall pipes, double layer
hollow wall inner spiral pipes, storm sewer pipes, etc ); PVC-U fire
resistance cabling conduits, conduit fittings; PP-R water supply and
hot-water supply pipes and pipe fittings; PE pipes, pipes fittings, PE-Xa
pipes, PE-RT pipes; PP-R aluminum compound pipes, pipe fittings.
All productions are insured by China PING AN insurance company.

The total throughput of the company is 100,000 tons. At present, the second
period industry park of HongYue,100 mu is being constructed. The company has
many branches and offices; the sales network extends to north, south, east
and northwest of China. Also exported to Russia, Korea, America, Australia
and Canada. We have strong technology strength, advanced production and
strict inspection device, and the company has passed ISO9001 quality control
system and ISO14001 environment management system authentication.

As part of our ongoing expansion project we are in search of competent
individuals and companies, who can help us establish a medium of getting to
our customers in America, Canada, Europe and Australia who buy our products,
with primary duties that include receipt of funds
from them.

Note that, as our agent, you will receive ten percent (10%) of whatever
amount you receive for the company and the balance will be paid into an
account we will avail to you. If you are interested, I would appreciate you
forwarding to us the informations below;

(1)Full names:
(2)Full residential or office address:
(3)Zip/postal code:
(4)Country:
(5)Tele/cell numbers:
(6)Occupation:
(7)Age:

You are to send these informations to us via this email address;
hqinhuangdao@yahoo.com

Your earliest response to this e-mail will be welcome. You will be sent
an e-mail notification in less than 24 hours of your reply.

Respectfully,
Mr. Connie Chen
Chairman.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam