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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a check fraud / representative scam (3 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "China metarllurgical Corporation"
<managingdirector@chinametallurgicalcorporation.com>
Reply-To: mrtsengpark@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 16:31:27 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPRESENTATIVE WANTED!!!

HINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION

38 YINGZE AVENUE,

YINGZE,TAIYUAN.
SHAANXI,
PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliments of the season. It is a pleasure to write to you in respect of our company; China Metallurgical Import and Export Corporation.We are expertize in the sale of raw materials, we export into the Canada/America/parts of Europe.We are searching for Representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting our funds from our costumers in the Canada/America/Europe as well as making payments through you to us.

Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us,so our clients could make payment to you being a Representative to us.We will be very glad and adequate compensations will be given and other benefits as follows. Please contact us for more information.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our Representative in Canada/America/Europe. If interested forward to us your Phone number/Fax and your full Contact addresses.

I look forward to your Prompt response to this proposal via mrtsengpark@yahoo.com.cn

Warmest Regards,

Managing Director,

Mr. Tseng Yiu Park.

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