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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: "Mr Wang Quin" <representative@chinfungtradinglimitedinfoweb.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:37:18 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

CHIN FUNG (TRADING) LIMITED

Tower House
Hardwick Road
Great Gransden
Sandy Bedfordshire
SG19 3BJ
Tel:+447031941585
Fax:+447092868134

Dear Sir/madam,
We will be very happy if you can be our representative in America and Canada
and earn 10% of every payment made by our customers through you to us.For
more
information,contact our procurement officer;Johny Williams,through this
email
johnywilliam1@yahoo.co.uk
Have a Blessed Day!

Thanks,
Wang Quin
(project co-ordinator).

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam