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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 is a check fraud / representative scam (7 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "STEVE HOWARD" <howard637@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:41:51 +0000
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

         

               CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPORT COMPANY

      { HUAMAO ARTS AND CRAFTS INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL}

                               SHANGHIA  OFFICE CHINA

 

 

27h Bao Feng Mansion,

299 Jingjiang Road,
Shanghai, CHINA,

 

Dear Sir/Madam,
     I am Mr.steve howard,managinig director of HUAMAO ARTS AND CRAFTS
IMPORT./EXPORT. CORP.(HMARTS) China.we are a group of business men who
deal on Art and Craft and export into the Canada/America and Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America and Europeas well as
making payments through you to us.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 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 address.and do please reply me with this email address:

ALL CORRESSPONDENCE REPLY SHOULD BE SENT TO MANAGER.

Mr :steve howard
Email: steve_howard200@yahoo.com
If you are however interested inthis transaction please forward to us the following informations:

1. Your full Name ..........................................,

2.your contact address ...................................,

3. Your phone/fax number.................................,

4. Avalid form of Identification...........................,(passport, drivers lisence etc)

Thanks

 Mr steve howard

managing director

 

CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPORT COMPANY
                     

 
          

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