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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: "denny lanzo" <allmegaholdinsmarketingcompany_@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: allmegaholdinsmarketingcompanys@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 10:44:32 -0500
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

ALLMEGAHOLDINS MARKETINGCOMPANY
Tenon 68 Chiltern Street London W1N 5JT.
Telephone number,+447031915405
Check our web site at www.allmegaholdinsmarketingcompany-50megs.com

Dear Friend
We will be very glad if you can be our representative in
your country and earn 10% of every payment made through you
to us.We are group of businessmen that deals on products
like Iron Ore,Crude Steel,Metallics,Coke and Coal. etc,we
export these raw materials into Asia,America and Canada.
And we also export Communication Accessories, Funitures,
Electrical and Household Appliances



Iron ore
Metallurgical coal
Metallurgical coke
Scrap
Pig iron
DRI/HBI
Crude steel
Iron and Steelmaking Technology
We are searching for representatives who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our costumers in Europe
and America as well as making payments through you to us.
Some of our customers are ready to start making payment
right now.Remember,as I said earlier,you will be entitled
to 10% of every payment made through you to us.
Please fill in blank space below:
(1)FULL NAMES:
(2)DATE OF BIRTH:
(3)SEX:
(4)MARITAL STATUS:
(5)FULL POSTAL ADDRESS:
(6)PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:
(7)OCCUPATION:
Just to be sure that the information supplied by you are
up todate.This data will be sent to all our customers in
your country so that they can contact you to start making
payment.Please get back to the company as soon as posible.Have a
lovely day.
Thanks
Managing Director,
DARREN SMITH

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