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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: "sinosteel trading company" <sinosteel_group1@msn.com>
Reply-To: sinosteeltradingcomp@myway.com
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:41:32 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Dear sir/madam

I am Dr. Wong Chenghai , managing director of SINOSTEEL TRADING COMPANY
IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION. We are a group of business partner who deal on
raw materials such as non-metallic minerals such as
Calcite,Barytes,Manganese Dioxide , Dolomite ,Mica ,China Clay ,Mangnese
Dioxide ,Ferrous (Iron ) Oxide and export into the Canada/America and
Europe.

Due to the vast spread of our goods to other countries,we deceided to look
for someone who can serve as an in-country Representative who will be
serveing as a link between us and our customers within that province.

It is upon this note that we are writing you this mail to seek your
assitance in representing our company in your locality as our
Representative. Note that as a Representative of our company,You will be
entitled to a basic salary of 36,000USD a year. That is 3,000 dollars
monthly and 5% of any amount you receive from customers on behalf of the
company as payments for outstanding debts or goods that they want to buy.

As a Representative in our company, your basic functions are as follows:

(1) Maintanance of a sales office.The company will be responsible for
the cost.

(2) Assume responsibility for all sales office.

(3) Lastly, contacting clients on behalf of the company who are ready
to make payments or wanting to pay for products they purchase from
the company.

To facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, do send me
by E-mail,promptly with the following:

(1) FULL NAME:
(2) FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
(3) AGE:
(4) SEX:
(5) OCCUPATION:
(6) NATIONALITY:
(7) PHONE:
(8) FAX:

Thanks for your time.

Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Wong Chenghai
Managing Director.
SINOSTEEL TRADING COMPANY
IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION (SSTCIEC)

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