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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)
• 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.
  • zhang.laibin@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: Zhang.Laibin@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 6:07:53 -0200
Subject: RE

11/F Teng Fuh Commercial Building ,
No.331-333,Queen's Road Central,
HONG KONG
Tel: +(852) 35824826
Fax: +(852) 35824827
www.kaitai.hk

Dear Sir/Madam
We got your email from a regional email directory. Shandong Kaitai Metal
Abrasive Co.,ltd,is one of the fastest growing indigenous steel company in
Hongkong with Head quaters in China.
http://www.kaitai.hk/lyb_en/lyb-en.htm

We recently included Cast steel shot,Stainless cut wire shot and copper cast to
our list of products and export to American
and Canadian industrial market.

We are presently searching for individuals/corporate firm to act as our
official representative,collating records,as well as collecting payments from
customers.If you are interested in transacting business with us, we will be
very glad.For more information contact us with the following:I look forward to
your prompt response via:Zhang.Laibin@yahoo.com.hk

Name:.......................
Age/Sex:....................
Marital Status:.............
Address:....................
Phone/Fax:.................
Present Occupation:.........

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate the
mode through which we will pay for your services as our representative in your
province.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Zhang Laibin
(Group MD,Kaitai Steel)
Tel:+(852) 35824826
Email:Zhang.Laibin@yahoo.com.hk

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