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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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: Mr.Xijun Shan<shanghai_globaltradingcompany@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:45:45 -0500
Subject: From : Shanghai Global Trading Import and Export China

Dear Sir/Madam

A leading Chinese company SHANGHAI GLOBAL TRADING IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY CHINA is a global trading company dealing
with both various global trading product like leather and texttile materials and Telecommunications, Fish Farm product
and Agriculture chemicals materials, metallurgical products, equipments, spare parts, mechanical and electrical
products, as well as Chemicals and woodern product/material into the United Kingdom, Canada, North and South America,
Asia,Australia and Europe.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our costumers in the United
kingdom Canada, America, Asia and Europe as well as been very interested in doing business with you concerning Our
product and making payments through you to us.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us We will be very glad. Please contact us for more
information through:

Name: Mr.Xijun Shan
Email: shanghai_globaltradingcompany@yahoo.cn

COMPANY ADDRESS: B.21/F., Jianjing Building, 1399 Beijing Rd
W Shanghai Shanghai-200040 China.
TEL: 860-21-1406202
FAX: 860-21-1404324

Please if you are interested forward to us

1.Full Names:
2.Company Name:
3.Contact Address:
4.State:
5.Age/Sex:
6.Country:
7.Phone number:
8.Fax Number:
9.Occupation:
10.Email:

Thanks
Mr. Xijun yan shan
General Manager.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam