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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.
  • biglobe425@asiamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "BIGLOBE GROUP" <biglobe_inc1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:51:21 -0700
Subject: COMPANY JOB OFFER!!!

Prospective Agent,


Compliments of the day to you.Japan National Arts &
Crafts
Import/Export. Corporation.,are
a group of business men who deal on Art and Crafts and
export into the
Canada/America.We are searching for representatives
who can
help us establish a medium of getting to our customers
in the
Canada/America as well as making payments through you
to us. Please
if you are interested in transacting business with us
we will be very
glad.

Subject to your satisfaction we will proceed with
further Official protocol.

Please if you are interested forward
name,residential/postal address
and phone/fax numbers.

Below is respective consultant of the company you can
contact for
further details:-

Mr.Lee Pang (biglobe425@asiamail.com)



Thank You.,

Biglobe Inc

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