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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "CHUOKAGAKUCOMPANY LIMITED" <chuokagakultd4@msn.com>
Reply-To: chuokagakultd2@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:44:56 +0000
Subject: WORK WITH US

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are exporters based in the japan we are Plastics manufacturer
focussed on the manufacture and development of thermoformed food containers
and production equipment. we are also involved in researching and developing
recyclable materials and products. Our company Chuo Kagaku Co., Ltd
wasestablished january 1961.

We are interested in employing your services,to work with us as our
payment agent who can help us establish a medium of recieving payment on our
behalf for goods and raw materials we supplied to our customers in
Europe,America or Australia. If you are interested in transacting business
with us. we will be very glad. Subject to your satisfaction you will be
given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your
services as our representative in Europe,America and Australia.

Please if you are interested forward to the followings ;-
Name........................
Contact Address................
phone/fax number..............
Occupation.....................


Thank you as we await your further response.

Thanks
Mr Koji Watanabe
Chairman, Chuo Kagaku Co., Ltd.
Careers ... 2-32-8
Minami-Ikebukuro Toshima-ku,
Tokyo 171-8513 Japan
Tel: 81-3-0959-3090



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