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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: "lui chen woo lui chen woo" <assistance_cmiec@web09.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:05:02 +0000
Subject: DO ASSIST US.

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mrs.Lui Chen Woo,we got your email via business directory.
We are a group(co-operative) we recently included;Crafts and Art works to
our
list of products and export into Canadian/American and European Industrial
market.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of
getting to our costumers in these Areas.
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 official representative in your province.
Please if you are interested forward to the personnel manager.
Mr.Wang Qin

email: contacts_cmiec@yahoo.com.cn
1.Full names
2.Phone number/fax
3.Full contact address( not P. O. Box).

Thanks,
Mrs. Lui Chen Woo
(Secretary) CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPORT COMPANY
Subsidiary Of Cnart Group
www.cmiec.iwarp.com/custom4.html

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