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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • infochugaipharma@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "chugaipharma_co@terra.es" <chugaipharma_co@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 06:06:25 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: REGIONAL MANAGER/REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED!!!




Dear Sir/Madam,
I represent CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO.LTD in Japan which is a Global pharmaceutical enterprise with an export office in Tokyo. We create a desire for healthy substanable pharmaceutical products like Guromont Health tonics, Guronsan Health tonics, Chugai Ichoyaku Gastrointestinal medicine, Varsan Insecticidal fumigator,
Zenol Anti-inflammatory analgesic poultices, these are non pescription drugs.
Due to the vast spread of our goods to other countries, we decided to look for someone who can serve as an in-country Agent/Representative who will be serving as a link between us and our customers within that province. Our main export office is in Tokyo and we are a major source of pharmaceutical products to health service providers for Japan and Korea and other countries around the world. Our customers include multinational institutions, transnational organizations, health organisations, corporate bodies etc.
It is upon this note that we are writing you this mail to seek your assistance in representing our company in your locality as our representative/agent. Note that as an agent/representative of our company, you will be entitled to a basic salary of 36,000USD a year. That is 3,000 dollars monthly and 5% of any amount you receive from customers on behalf of the company as payments for outstanding debts or goods that they are wanting to buy or have already purchased from the company.
As an agent/representative our company, your basic function is contacting clients on behalf of the company who are ready to make payments or wanting to pay for products they purchase from the company.

To facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, contact me by email with the following:

1. Your Full name and present Occupation
2. Telephone number and Fax
3. Contact address
Thanks for your time.
Sincerely,
tatsuro kosaka
Mr. Tatsuro Kosaka
infochugaipharma@myway.com
CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO.LTD,
JAPAN.





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