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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • woo_chang87@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "Woo Chang" <woochang@cmiecimportexport.com>
Reply-To: woo_chang87@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 22:10:51 +0000
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT

MUTUAL BENEFIT

38, YINGZE AVENUE,
YINGZE,TAIYUAN,
SHANXI. CHINA.



CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION

Dear Sir/madam

Compliments of the season. it is a pleasure to write to you in respect
of our company china metallurgical import and export we are expertize
in the sale of raw materials, we export into the canada/america/parts
europe We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting our funds from our costumers in the
canada/america/europe as well as making payments through you to us.
Please if interested in transacting business in view helpings us,so our
clients could make
payment to you being a representative to us we will be very glad and
adequate compensations will be given and other benefits as follows
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 our
representative in canada/america/europe. if interested forward to us
your phone
number/fax and your full contact addresses.
I look forward to your Prompt response to this proposal via
woo_chang87@yahoo.com.hk


Regards,

Mr Woo Chang

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