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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: "chun chen feng" <chinanationaldiamondltd@msn.com>
Reply-To: chunchenfeng@fastermail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:35:11 +0000
Subject: Opportunity as a Foreign Business Representative

Good day to you,

How are today? Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to
you.I am Mr Feng Chun Chen president/founder of CHINA NATIONAL PEARLS
DIAMOND GEM & JEWELRY(CNPDG&J) LIMITED. We deal in mining and supply of
jewel products and export into Canada,America/Europeon our head office
is located in China as stated below.

I am interested in employing your services,to work with me as our
payment agent who can help us establish a medium of recieving payment
on our behalf for goods supplied to our customers in Europe,America and
Canada.

If you are interested in transacting business with us.I will be very
glad and subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity
to negotiate your mode of payment which we will pay for your services
as my representative in your country.

If you are willing to assist, I will want you to furnish me with your
contact details, so as to enable me give you further details.Note that
your sincerity and trustworthiness would be highly appreciated as more
payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction.
And moreso you will be entitled to 5% of every payment that you are
able to recieve for us from our customers.

Kindly contact us for more information with the below informations
filled out.

NAME.........................................................
MAILING ADDRESS................................
AGE:............................................................
STATE/COUNTRY...................................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS..............................
NEXT OF KIN..........................................
PRESENT OCCUPATION.......................
AVERAGE YEARLY INCOME.................
We look forward in working with you.
Feng Chun Chen

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