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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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
  • "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Jo Chong" <jochong_02@msn.com>
Reply-To: jo_chong@myway.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 05:08:08 +0000
Subject: Representative (Agent) is needed urgently.

Dear Sir/Madam
 
Hope you are fine? I am Mr. Jo Chong, I own a company in the China which is into import and export of raw materials to other companies especially in Europe, America and Canada. We normally encounter problems when being paid because it takes a while for European, American and Canada cheques to clear in China so this has prompted me to search for a payment agent in Europe,

America and Canada who would stand on behalf of me and  my company.
Presently, we are being owed over $32,000.00 (Thirty Two Thousand United States Dollars) and the company in question has agreed to begin installmental payments from our customers. If you are willing to assist as a representative, you would be paid 5% of any transaction you participate in, that is 5% of any amount you are paid on behalf of me and my company.
 
All you have to do is send me your full name, detailed mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, Once you have done this, I would instruct my customers in your region to send you my payment cheque/cheques to you which you would deposit into your account. When the cheque clears you would then pay the balance to me (after you have deducted your fee of 5%) into an account which I shall provide for you later.

Note that the info you shall provide shall be subject to final approval because I am very skeptical of things that are happening nowadays. Below is my companies full name:China Metallurgical Import and Export Company (CMIEC),Beijing, China.But Right now am in london so the cheques will come from london.
 
I hope to hearing from you soon.
Have a nice day
 
Mr. Jo Chong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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