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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: "LEE GUANGYI" <lg_gitc@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 13:50:07 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Dear sir/Madam,

I AM Mr. LEE GUANGYI, CEO and Owner of GLOBE INTER TRADE CO(GITC). we are
chaines based in the United Kingdom and we specialized in Import and Export
of Machinery, Communication Accessories, Household Appliances. We also deal
on mechanical equipment, hardware and minerals, electrical products, Medical
& Chemicals, light industrial products and office equipment. We export into
the Canada/America and Europe.

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

Please search this website http://world-trade-search.com for the full
description of our company.

Please if you are interested in helping us to establish this medium, we will
be glad to have it done with you. 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 if you
are interested forward to us your phone number/fax and your full contact
addresses.

Please contact us for more information via email: guangyi_gitc@asiamail.com

Please note that your areas of specialization or occupation is of no
relevance to resolve to assisting us.

Thanks in anticipation of your kind co-operation,

Mr. LEE GUANGYI.

President / CEO.

Anti-fraud resources:

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