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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:
  • "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: shaka@mchsi.com (Congratulations@mchsi.com)
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:12:38 +0000
Subject: Hello

HENGWEI RUBBER PRODUCTS CO
ZHAOXIANGTUN INDUSTRIAL ZONE,
WEITUN TOWN JIZHOU,
HEBEI,053200 China.
WWW.HWBRAKEHOSE.COM


Good Day,


We are a company that manufactured all kinds of professional brake system:
Brake hose, fittings, hose assembly,air brake hose,air conditioning hose,both
for big machineries and also small ones from tractors to bicycles.

We are based in Weitun Town China.We started like any ordinary local firm
attending to the needs of just our locality but we have grown to be
recongnised worldwide and our brand is now a household name not only in Asia
but in faraway UK,IRELAND,AMERICA,CANADA and the whole of EUROPE.

We are having a problem of getting our payments from our numerous clients in
these countries mentioned above apart from Asia countries where our cheques
are quickly processed unlike the rest of the world and we need faithful and
trusted INDIVIDUALS that can act as a medium between us and our clients
especially in UNITED KINGDOM,IRELAND,UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,CANADA,EUROPE
AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

If you are in these countries stated above please do contact us for more
details on what you will need to do.

This job offer will not disturb any job you are having presently as it is an
online job that does not required travelling.

Payments will be on percentage,every payment received on behalf of the company
will attract a percentage which I will discuss with you when I get a reply
from you.

If interested,you can send us an email so that we can equip you with job
details and employment requirements.


Regards,

Miss Shan Lee
Public Relations
www.hwbrakehose.com

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