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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: "echement Company" <echem1net@msn.com>
Reply-To: leexiachein@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:21:03 +0000
Subject: ?? URGENT RESPONCE

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

THE echemnet COMPANY HERE IN SHANGHAI,CHINA ARE LOOKING FOR COMPETENT
COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES,TO ACT AS OUR AGENT OF PAYMENT FOR OUR COMPANY
AND THIS HAS BECOME VERY NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE EXPANSION OF OUR
COMPANY.HENCE WE NEED AGENTS IN AMERICAN,CANADA UNITED KINGDOM AND
EUROPE.

THIS AGENTS WILL BE OUR AGENT OF PAYMENT AND CONDUCT BUSINESS ON OUR
BEHALF AS THE NEED MAY BE. PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTRESTED PLEASE CONTACT
US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.NOTE THAT YOU WILL ONLY BE OUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES MENTION AS YOU WILL NOT BE OUR STAFF OR COMPANY MEMBER
IN
PART OR IN WHOLE,AS YOU WILL BE PAID ON PERCENTAGE OF WHAT YOUR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMPANY FROM OUR CLIENTS.

please contact Mr JOHN FAI WONG AT jfai_wong@hotmail.com for more
informations or Mr Lee Xiãopíng Chein our united kingdom DEPARTMENT FOR
echemnet COMPANY at leexia_chein@yahoo.com or leexiachein@hotmail.com

THANK'S,

STEPHEN CHOW
coordinator
for echemnet COMPANY
Fax 0086-21-53249665
shangai china




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THANK'S,
STEPHEN CHOW
Эµ÷ԱΪechemnet
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