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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.
  • infoartconsult@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Chen Shuxia" <chinaart102@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 22:21:12 -0600
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE REQUIRED!!!

Dear Sir/Madam.
I am Mrs.Chen Shuxia, Marketing Manager of SOUTH ART SCENE CHINA ARTS AND
CRAFTS IMPORT/EXPORT in China.
We are a group of business men and women who deal on Chinese Arts and
Crafts, and we want to expand our business into United
State,Canada,Dubai,Japan United Kingdom and European countries.
We are searching for reliable representatives who can Help us establish a
medium of getting to our customers in Your respective country as well as
making payments through you to us without language barrier.Please if you are
interested in this lucrative business with us,we will be very glad.
Please for more information contact the President/CEO
Mr.Wu Yang,(infoartconsult@yahoo.com.hk)
Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of which we will pay you for your services as our
representative in your country Please if you are Interested forward to us
your phone number/fax and your full contact address.
Thanks In advance
Mrs.Chen Shuxia
Marketing Manager
Art Scene China
For more Info Contact Our
WEBSITE:www.artscenechina.com





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