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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.
• 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.
  • marialan@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maria lan <maria@lan0.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:16:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HI


I am Mr Mari Lan of Shenzen Import & Export . We are a group of businessmen/women
who deal on raw materials and export into Canada & America and Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our costumers in Canada & America and Europe.
as well as making payments
through you to us.
If you are interested in transacting business with us we will be
very glad.Kindly contact us.
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 Canada /America and Europe.

You are to help in maintaining a long lasting ,mutual and beneficial business relationship with our client.You are to update us on situations.we are Looking forward to a mutual and beneficail business relationship with you.
please do reply and send the following details for proper documentation,
(1) .......................................................................................................
FIRSTNAME LASTNAME
(2)AGE...............................

(3)CONTACT ADDRESS ........................................................................
(4)CONTACT PHONE NUMBER..............................................................
(5)COMPANY NAME IF ANY.................................................
(6)COMPANY ADDRESS IF ANY..............................................................


Thank you
Mrs Maria Lan
Please you can reach me with this e-mail address
marialan@myway.com

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