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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.
• 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.
  • brownmijco@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "sino steel" <swarrfi111@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:40:24 +0000
Subject: Company Representative Needed

Hello Sir/Madam,

From the office of Dr.Jun Shan Ho,Public Relations Officer,SINOSTEEL
TRADING
COMPANY,CHINA.
We deal on raw materials and we export these products to the
Canadian,American and European Markets with our head office located in
China.We are interested in employing your services to work with us as
our representative,who can help us establish a medium of receiving payment
on our behalf for raw materials supplied to our customers in
Europe,America,Canada and Australia. We will be very glad if you are
interested in this proposal,as our representative in your country and
you will be given further details in due course.
Please you have to assure us of your honesty,financial status and
employment status,as alot of our customers will be making payments through
you in
this course of transaction.
If you are intrested,kindly contact our procurement officer,Mrs Anita
clark for more information concerning this transaction ;
STC PROCUREMENT OFFICE.
Mrs Anita clark
brownmijco@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to working with you.
Dr.Jun Shan Ho,
Public Relations Officer
SINOSTEEL TRADING COMPANY,CHINA.
CONFIDENTIAL
This Message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity
to whom it is addressed. It may concern information that is privileged,
confidential, and exempt from disclosure under the law. If you receive this
communication in
error, please notify us immediately , and return the original message to us
at the
above address of this disclaimer.



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