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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • prohuamao@asiamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof Bani Loana" <infoservice3@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:55:25 +0000
Subject: URGENT

HUAMAO ART AND CRAFT CHINA.
46 Shangnan Road, Shanggan Town Minhou
County Fujian,China.
BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE.

Dear Sir/Madam,
This is Mr.Chow Li,P.R.O of a Huamao Arts & Crafts imp./Exp.
Corp.
We are a group of business men who Manufacture and sales of Art and
Craft and export into the Canada,America and Europe such as,
Basket
wire
Bamboo
Wooden
Rattan
Candle holder
Metal
Wooden
Photo frame
wooden
Metal
Bamboo
Furniture
Iron furniture
Bamboo furniture
Wooden furniture
Ceramic product
Resin product,
custom gift baskets, wooden-candle holders designers. Venetian Beads
craft ,Craft Accessories, Religious Craft, Decoration Craft Kits
Embellishments,Jewelry Craft Kits , Magnet Craft Kits , Novelty Craft Kits ,
Photo Craft Kits,Stamps.It became neccessary because of our expansion we
should look for
representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
costumers in the
Canada/America and Europeans as well as making payments through you to
us
and earn 10% as
commission,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 contract of
which
we will pay for your services as our representative in Canada/America
and
Europe,
Please if you are interested forward to us via
Email: prohuamao@asiamail.com


Chow Li(Mr)
P.R.O.

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