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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 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: <vivekram@hathway.com>
Reply-To: kioshinakamora_itochu@live.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:54:14 +0100
Subject:




ITOCHU Corporation

5-1, Kita-Aoyama 2-chomeMinato-ku,
Tokyo 107-8077,
Japan.
Tel:+81-663-380-0654
http://www.itochu.co.jp
I am Mr.Kioshi Nakamora,Manging Director of ITOCHU Corporation based in Japan. We specialized in the iron and steel products. We are searching forrepresentatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to ourcustomersin the Canada/America/Africa/Europe and other nearby countries as well as makingpayments through you to us.

You do not have to leave your present job forthisone because this job offer will be on a part time basis as it comes once inawhile and remuneration is on a percentage basis of 11% of the total amountyoureceive from my customers at any time on our behalf.
Please to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, do sendus your CV, We sincerely appreciate your willingness in transacting thisbusiness project with us.
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 payment receiving agent. If interested forward information below to us:
Your full Names:
Contact Address:
Tel Number:
cell Numbers:
Fax Number:Occupation:
Company Name (IF ANY):

Thank you for your time.
Mr.Kioshi Nakamora
Manging Director

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