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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mrsclapp_paki01@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.CLAPP PAKI" <mrsclapp6@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrsclapp_paki01@excite.com
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 00:30:59 +0000
Subject: REPRESENT US

China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation(CAEC)

 China Abrasives Import and Export Corporation (CAEC) is the specialized foreign trade company, which chiefly engages in exporting and importing abrasives raw materials, abrasives finished products and relevant machinery and equipment. The corporation has its head office in Zhingzhou , Henan province, its branch in Shenzhen, Hainan, branch office in Shanghai, Qingdao, liaison offices in Beijing, Tianjin, Xiamen.

Hello ,
We are not going to request any money from you in this notable transaction.
It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our organization.

  We are searching for reliable representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the North America as well as legally receiving cash and all forms of payment on our behalf from them as our Representative.

Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us, so our clients could be making payment to you as our representative, we will be very glad.Compensations will be given and other benefits. You will be entittled to 10% of every payment made through you. payment will be made via your Bank account.

Contact us for more information, if this proposal is acceptable to you. Please get back to us, so that remuneration can be worked out for your services as
our representative in North America as your location shall determine. For further information and enquiries send us your full name , mailing address and your telephone number.
We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.
Thanks,

Mrs Clapp Paki (mrsclapp_paki01@excite.com)
Secretary. China Metallurgical Import & Export Henan Company
Tel/Fax:852-301-59998

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