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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 lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "linchow wu" <linchow_wu@fmcsmcworld.com>
Reply-To: linchow_wu2@myway.com
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:09:59 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL!!!

Mr. Lin-Chow Wu
Managing Officer,
Farukawa Metal Copper Strip Manufacturing Co,
Chiangus Province, ROC

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Lin-Chow Wu a managing officer in charge of employment for FARUKAWA METAL (WUXI) CO. LTD. Our company is involved in the Manufacturing of metal, copper strip and Aluminuim for manufacturing Purposes. This product are exported to the international market in North America/South America, Europe and some part of Africa.

We are in search for competent/capable individual who can help us in reaching our costumers in Europe, North/South America and Africa. Also you shall be required to be our representative who outstanding balance owed us would be paid to us through you. Please should you be interested in doing Business with us we would appreciate you contact us for more information via this email address, linchow_wu@excite.com

Finally Subject to your satisfaction we are hopeful that you will be interested and hereby comfirm that you are at liberty to suggest terms and conditions sequel to working out the operation modalities.

We look forward to commencing a fruitful mutual beneficial business with you for your services as our Representative in Canada/America and Europe. Please if you are interested forward to us your phone number/fax and your full contact addresses.

Thanks in advance
Mr. Lin-Chow Wu
Managing Officer
FMCSMC.

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