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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.
  • candys_procurementoffice1@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: candy office <fred_juliet_3@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:03:44 +0000
Subject: YOU CAN NOW AT HOME...



CANDYS EXPORTS Lower Main Street, Shercock, Cavan. Co. CavanEN8 7PG Greetings to you.
This is CANDYS EXPORTS COMPANY. We export raw materials for world tradeand we also deal with all kinds of agro seeds for your farms andgardens.We need representatives who can help us establish a medium of gettingto our customers in America ,Canada ,Australia and other parts of thecountry where our product has reached; you shall also receive paymentsfrom our creditors.You shall be our agent for recieving payments and other logistics jobs.IF INTERESTED,DO CONTACT:
MR. JERRY WHITE.Email:candys_procurementoffice1@yahoo.de SEND HIM YOUR:
1..FULL NAME.2..AGE.3..SEX. 4..COUNTRY.
As our representative in America, Canada, Australia and any part oftheworld,You shall be entitled to 10% from every payment you recievefrom our client/customers.
WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU..Very Respectfully,FRED JULIET(CEO)
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