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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "liang ho" <longimex_040@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: longimex_70@excite.com
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:07:26 -0800
Subject: OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR US.


Good day,
I am Mr.Liang Ho,Managing Director of LONG ARTS AND CRAFTS
IMPORT/EXPORT. CORP. China. We are a group of businessmen who deal on the
export of arts and crafts into Canada/America, Australia and Europe.
We are searching for a reliable and credible representative who can help
us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the continents listed
above, as well as making payments through you to us.We will be very much
obliged if you are interested in transacting business with us.
Subject to your willingness to be our representative, a percentage of
the amount transferred by you/ your organisation will be offered as
commission besides other service charges incurred.
If you are interested, forward the following details to us:
1.Full name
2.Age
3.Sex
4.Present occupation(Company And Position)
5.Cell Phone number/fax
6.Full contact address( not P. O. Box).
7.Marital status.
Thanks In advance,
Mr.LIANG HO.
Managing Director,
Long Arts and Crafts Import and Export Corp.
China.

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