419 scam: "Bruce Yu"<webmail@wissal.dz> MANAGERIAL REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- yyiwu2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bruce Yu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yyiwu2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:59:49 -1200
Subject: MANAGERIAL REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

I am Mr. Bruce Yu, CEO Yiwu Import & Export Co. Ltd China We are a group of business men who deal on HARD WARE TOOLS and export into the Canada,United States,Asia African and europ.

We are searching for manageria agent and also to investment or established a sub-breach office company in your country and medium of getting to our new customers in the Canada/America,African also european countries we will also like you to be our managerial representative in your country.and Each of our representative is entitled to 30% of payment for each transaction.

Since the beginning of our company we have reached more than 12 Asia countries and regions and all this is sub-breach office we are downing very well,Please take note We have funds for all this investment in your country.

Please due Contact us via email. yyiwu2@gmail.com and
send me the following information for documentation purpose:

(1) Full name:
(2) Private phone number:
(3) Current residential address:
(4) Occupation:
(5) Age and Sex

Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Mr. Bruce Yu
CEO,Managing Director
www.China-ictc.com

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