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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: "pius_price" <pius_price@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: pius_price@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 07:46:39 -0700
Subject: FROM DR PRICE,

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.pk price,managinig director of HUAMAO ARTS AND CRAFTS
Import/Export Corp.(HMARTS) we are a group of business men who deal on
Art and Craft and export into the Canada/America and Europe,
Asia,Australia.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our customers in the Canada/America and Europe,Asia,
Australia as well as 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.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 Asia,
Australia and Europe Please if you are interested forward to us your
phone number/fax and your full contact addresses, to the following Email

address: pius_price@yahoo.com

HUAMAO ARTS AND CRAFTS
55 An Suing East 9th Street,
Taichung, China

Thanks In advance
Managing Director,
Mr.pius price.




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