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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 is a check fraud / representative scam (6 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Leu Cheng" <chinametallurgical465@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 03:44:03 +0000
Subject: INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED.

China Mettallurgical Import and Export
Company(cmiec)

Company Address:338,Yingeze
Avenue,Yinge,

Taiyuan,Shanxi,

Peoples Republic of China.

WEBSITE : www.cmeic.com

 

REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED!


Dear Sir/Madam,
     I am Mr.Leu cheng,we are a group of business men
who deal on import and  export of  raw materials  into the
Canada, America and Europe.

We are searching for representatives who can
help us establish a medium of getting to our costumers
in  Canada, America and Europe as well as  making payments through you to
us.

Please if you are interested in transacting
business with us we will be very glad.
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 and Europe.

 

 Please for prompt attention reply to : leucheng_vp@myway.com

Thanks in anticipation of your co-operation.

Mr.Leu cheng
VICE PRESIDENT.

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