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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: "MIKE JOHNSON" <mikejohnsoncompany@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mikejohnsoncompany@excite.com
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:12:17 +0000
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED URGENTLY.






Dear Sir/Madam,

I AM MR.MIKE JOHNSON, Executive Officer (CEO) of China
Import & Export Co, Ltd. we are a group of business men
who deal on Raw Materials eg cocoa,rubber,Cassava,non-
metallic minerals such as Calcite, Barytes,Manganese
Dioxide,Dolomite Mica China Clay,Mangnese ioxide,Ferrous
(Iron) etc and some ancient art works,we export them into
Canada and America.We are searching for representatives
who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
costumers in Canada/America and europe Presently,we are
been owed up to $90,000 and the company in question
has agreed to begin installmental payment.

If you are willing to assist, you would be paid 10 of the total sum
you collect on behalf of my company in any transaction
that is passed through you to our company,All you have to
do is send to your full name,detailed mailing address,tell
and fax numbers.Once you have done this,I would instruct
the company to send the check to you which you would
deposit into your account.When the check clears you would
then pay the balance, you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of payment which we will pay for your
services as our representative.If you are nterested,please
fill in the blank spaces below:

1.Your Full names..........................................

2.Your Full Contact Address................................

3.State/Country............................................
.
4.Your Phone/Fax Numbers...................................

Please, send your reply though my alternative box:

mikejohnsoncompany@excite.com

Regards.

MR.MIKE JOHNSON

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