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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "liang lei" <lei_liang1010@msn.com>
Reply-To: lianlei@aim.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:32:20 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED.

Ref: WWC/ WWA/A23/006

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Liang Lei, Executive Director of WANWA EXPORT LIMITED.We are a group
of business men who deal on import and export of raw materials 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 and
Europe as well as making payments through such representative to us.

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 which we will pay you for your services as our representative for
Canada/America and Europe. Please do show your interest by forwarding to us
your:

1: Full Names
2: Phone numbers/fax
3: Your full contact address.

We thank you in advance for your time.

Yours Sincerely

Mr.Liang Lei
Executive Director

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