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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • info33chinaabrasive@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Olufemi PEDRO" <olufemipedro@msn.com>
Reply-To: olufemi_pedro1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:55:44 +0000
Subject: from Mr Olufemi Pedro


China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation(CAEC)
China Abrasives Import and Export Corporation (CAEC) is the specialized
foreign trade company, which chiefly engages in exporting and importing
abrasives raw materials, abrasives finished products and relevant machinery
and equipment. The corporation has its head office in Zhingzhou , Henan
province, its branch in Shenzhen, Hainan, branch office in Shanghai,
Qingdao, liaison offices in Beijing, Tianjin, Xiamen.


REF :00147

JOB OFFER BASED ON 10% PAYMENT.
Dear friend,
My name is Olufemi Pedro, it is my pleasure to write you in respect of our
organization. We are experts in the sale of abrasive raw materials and we
export into Canada/America and some parts of Europe. We are searching for
reliable representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to
our customers in the Canada/America/Europe as well as legally receiving cash
and all forms of payment on our behalf from them as our Representative.
The reason being that some of our customers are mainly from that part of the
world, and they find it very difficult to make payment to us because of the
distance so we are asking you to be our esteemed representative, by helping
us (china abrasives receive these payments on our behalf all you need is to
receive these payments and get it sent to us ,Due to the fact that you are
far from us as regard distance, we cannot be paying you like our permanent
staff, instead you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode by
which you will be paid,( or will be placed on a Ten percent (10%)commission
on any amount you receive on our behalf).
Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us, so our
clients could be making payment to you as our representative, we will be
very glad. Compensations will be given and other benefits. Contact us for
more information, if this proposal is acceptable to you. Please get back to
us, so that remuneration can be worked out for your services as our
representative in Canada/America/Europe as your location shall determine.
For further information and enquiries,
Mr. Olufemi Pedro (Linguistic Officer).
Phone :+448704906888
Fax :+4407031930412
Email info33chinaabrasive@yahoo.com
Tolpits Lane,Watford WD1 8RN
China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation (CAEC)
We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.
Thanks,
China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation (CAEC)
N:B i would like to have the the following datas from you to enable move to
the next level os dealings.

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