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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: "Freebone Whit" <freebonewhit@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: freebonewhit77@netscape.net
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 05:53:29 -0600
Subject: Best Regards,

Dear Partner,

HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY.
Halifax International is a company based in the United Kingdom. We are into
raw materials import and export into America, Canada and other parts of the
world. You are in receipt of this mail,
as we need your services as a representative who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our customers mainly in America/Canada and other parts
of the world,

as well as making payments through you to us. If you are interested in
transacting business with us we will be very glad. Subject to your
satisfaction you will be given 10% of the total amount sent to for your
services as our representative inAmerica/Canada and europe Note that there
is no FINANCIAL OBLIGATION on your part. Please if you are interested
forward your

informations below:

1.Full names and age.
2.Contact address:
3.State/Province:
4.Postal/Zip Code:
5.Home Tel:
6.Cell Number
7.Company name:

Best Regards,

Freebone whit.
PHONE NUMNER: 0044703 187 0099
HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY,
Goods for Import/Export & Freight Fwdg. Svcs.
Units 5A & 5B, Broadgate Business Park,
Turnpike Lane, Beeston, Nottingham,
NG7 5RX, UNITED KINGDOM.



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