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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 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.
  • wongtak001@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: info.petrochm@mchsi.com (SINOPEC PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD)
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:30:36 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE URGENLY NEEDED



--
Good day,

I am Mr. Wong Tak Ming. We are a
group businessmen who deal on raw
materials and export into
Canada/Europe.

Due to language problem i seek to
employee a representative as a
business
partner to stand on behalf of me in
your locality to receive payment from
client whenever they seek to make
any payment

We most seek representative from
Canada and Europe where we do make
our major
supplies.You will be compensated
with 10% of any successful
transaction made
to the company.As more detail will
be provided to you if you are
interested
and do provide us with your full
name and contact address.

reply via email to
wongtak001@hotmail.com

CHAIRMAN/CEO
SINOPEC PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD

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