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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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.
  • shasallydirector@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • shasally@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation\(CAIEC\)" <office@representative.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shasallydirector@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:56:02 -0600
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED URGENTLY(Acknowledge Receipt)


Hello Sir/Madam,



It is our pleasure to write you in respect of our organization.China
Abrasives Import & Export Corporation(CAIEC).We are experts in the sales
of abrasive raw materials and we export intoAmerica/Canada,Australia and
other parts of Europe.Due to the ever-increasing customer base in North
America and Europe we are searching for (sales)representatives to assist
us in meeting the ever increasing customer demand for these products.

Note:You are to receive 10% commission on every transaction
processed.After the 60days trial period commission will increased to 12%
from any amount you help us collect from our esteemed customers.

If interested forward information below to us .

1.FULL NAMES: 2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3.SEX: 4.AGE:
5.PHONE NUMBER: 6.FAX NUMBER(IF ANY):
7.OCCUPATION: 8.COMPANY NAME:
9.COMPANY ADDRESS: 10.NATIONALITY:
11.PRESENT COUNTRY: 12.STATE/PROVINCE:
13.ZIP CODE:



Email to this Address:shasallydirector@gmail.com
Cc:shasally@yahoo.com.hk


Note that no form of payment will be requested upfront in this
endeavor.On our receipt of the above details we shall forward to our
customer/clients to immediately contact you with the mode of payment.


Kindest Regards,
Mr. Shao Sally
(shasallydirector@gmail.com)
Company Director.
China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation (CAIEC)

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