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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: "TAKIRO NAKATA" <mrtakironakata@chemiwayltd.com>
Reply-To: takironakata@myway.com
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 13:11:35 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Dear Sir/Madam

I represent MARUZEN PETROCHEMICAL CO.LTD in Japan which is a Global
petrochemical Enterprise with an export office in Tokyo. We create a desire
for healthy substanable petrochemical products like Ethylene glycol
mono-tertiary butyl ether(SWASOLVE ETB),High-purity
Dicyclopentadiene(HDCP),Cyclopentane (MARUKASOL FH),Diisobutylene
(DIB),sec-Butyl Alcohol (SBA),tert-Butyl Alcohol (TBA),Bis-allyl-nadi-imide
(BANI),p-Octylphenol (POP),p-tert-Butylphenol (PTBP),Vinyl
ether,Poly-p-vinylphenol(MARUKA LYNCUR),Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK),
MARUKA LYNCUR (Copolymer type) for manufacturing companies worldwide.

Due to the vast spread of our goods to other countries,we deceided to look
for someone who can serve as an in-country representative who will be
serveing as a link between us and our customers within that province.

Our office is in Tokyo and we are industrial and petrochemical service
providers for Japan and Korea. Our customers corporate bodies, individuals
include chefs and manufacturers who make products for the food service and
retail trade.

It is upon this note that we are writing you this mail to seek your
assitance in representing our company in your locality as our Representative
.Note that as a Representative of our company,You will be entitled to a
basic salary of 36,000USD a year. That is 3,000 dollars monthly and 5%
of any amount you receive from customers on behalf of the company as
payments
for outstanding debts or goods that they are wanting to buy.

As a Respresentative our company,your basic functions are as follows:

(1) Maintanance of a sales office.The company will be responsible for
the cost.

(2) Assume responsibility for all sales office.

(3) Lastly, contacting clients on behalf of the company who are ready
to make payments or wanting to pay for products they purchase from
the company.

To facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, do send
me by mail promptly with the following:

1. Your Full name and present Occupation
2. Telephone number and Fax
3. Contact address.

Thanks for your time.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr TAKIRO NAKATA
MA RUZEN PETROCHEMICAL CO.LTD (JAPAN)

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