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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 (5 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Western Bierdoff" <westernbierdoffuk@msn.com>
Reply-To: jerryyang7@myway.com
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:18:31 +0000
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I am Mr. jerry yang ,Manager Director, WBIEC UK.We are acompany who deals on mechanical equipment,hardware and minerals,electrical products, Medical & Chemicals, light industrial products and office equipment, and export into Canada and America and Japan.
 
 We are searching for representatives/Collecting Agent who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada,America and Japan as well as making payments through you to us.
 
 Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be glad. Please contactus 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/collecting Agent in Canada ,America and Japan.
 Please if you are interested forward to us your phone number/fax and your full contact addresses.
 
 Thanks in advance
 
 please fil inthe blank spacesbelow:
 
 1.YourFull
 Names.....................................................
 2.Your Full ContactAddress
 ...............................................................
 
 3.State/Country.......................................................
 
 4.Your Phone/Fax
 Numbers......................................
 
 And send details to: jerryyang7@myway.com
 Best Regards
 Mr. jerry yang
 MD/CEO
 
 WESTERN BIERDOFF IMPORT & EXPORT COMPANY
 
 TELL:+44 7023053820  +44 7023053823
 FAX :448712474246
 

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