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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Sarah Williams" <sariawilliam@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:47:50 +0000
Subject: SALES AGENT NEEDED

CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPORT
Subsidiary Of vuis bank.
 Plot 24, Des Voeux RD.
     Central,  China.

Dear sir/madam

I am Mr Yim Seong mo, we are group of business men who deal on import and export raw materials
into europe, america and Canada, we are searching for representative who can help us establish
 a medium of getting to our costumers in  europe america and Canada as well making payment
through you to us. we will be very glad if you can be our representative in your country and
earn 10% of every payment made through you to us. for more information contact our sales department
through this emaiL: mrsahat_saria@yahoo.com

 

Yim Seong mo.

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