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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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Fraud email example:

From: "infobiz" <shiraishikaseiltd@asia.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 22:39:57 +1000
Subject: PLEASE INDICATE INTEREST !


Mr. Yoshimori Tada
Shiraishi Kasei Ltd,
North 7 West 4, Sapporo,
Hokkaido 060-8628,
Japan.
Tel/Fax: +81-344964662
Email:shiraishikaseiltd@yahoo.co.jp

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Yoshimori Tada , a Director at Shiraishi Kasei Ltd. We are a
company who dealS on UV Absorbers, Antioxidants, Corrosion Inhibitors and
Plastics. We export into The United States, Canada and parts of Europe.

We are searching for competent representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our costumers in the USA, Canada and Europe as well as
making payments through you to us.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be glad
and would be willing to give a good percentage for this. Please contact us
for more information on the above email,Subject to your satisfaction you
will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of payment of which we
will pay for your services as our representative.

Please if you are interested forward to us your contact information.

Thanks in advance

Mr.Yoshimori Tada
Director
Shiraishi Kasei Ltd



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