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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: "Lee Chen" <directorleechen@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:11:28 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr LEE CHEN,managinig director of China National Arts & Crafts
Import./Export. Corp. 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 Europe as 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 for
your services as ourrepresentative 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
Managing Director,
Mr.LEE CHEN
Please for the sake of confidentiality i would prefare you
to reply me
via my private email account; mrleechen121@myway.com

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