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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: "GOLDENTAKE ENTERPRISE CO LTD" <info_atgoldentakecoltd@msn.com>
Reply-To: info_goldentakecoltd@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:01:44 +0000
Subject: ATT:PAYMENT AGENT NEEDED AT (GOLDENTAKE ENTERPRISE CO LTD) 10% INCOME

Dear Sir/Madam,
First, as a way of introduction, I am Mr. Jakub Tesinsky (hails from Czech
Republic) Managing Director Goldentake Enterprise Co Ltd Taichung Taiwan.
We are Taiwanese based investor, We are into Oil Blocking Booms and Ropes;
Water Supply & Purification - Water Sources: Water Shed/Aquifer Protection
Stabilisation Restoration, Oil Spill Barriers, Slick Decomposition, Coral
Reef Rehabilitation, Hydrologic Engineering, Well Drilling, Reservoirs;
Waste Management - Refuse Containing: Storage Drums, Tanks, Containers,
Sealants, Encapsulation. We are also into export and import of the above
mentioned products / equipments. our company "Goldentake Enterprise Co Ltd"
is a newly established firm that proposed to come up with alot of business
innovation in the nearest future.
We are interested in employing your services, to work with us as our payment
agent who can help us eastablish a medium of recieving payment on our behalf
for Goods and raw materials we supplied to our customers in Europe, South
and North America, Australia e.t.c
If you are interested in transacting business with us. we will be very glad.
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
Europe, America, Australia e.t.c. Please if you are interested forward to us
your phone/fax number and your full contact address. Thank you as we await
your further response.
Sincerely
Jakub Tesinsky
Managing Director
Goldentake Enterprise Co Ltd
Street No 4, Alley 42, Lane 368,
Tu Cheng Road
District Ta Li
Taichung 412
Taiwan
Tel:/fax 886-9162278842
E-Mail:info_goldentakecoltd@yahoo.com
Internet underconstruction
Activities Oil Blocking Booms and Ropes e.t.c

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