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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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• 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: "suzuki yo" <info07chinaabrasives@msn.com>
Reply-To: clapspaki07@walla.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 02:38:58 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER BASED ON 10% PAYMENT.

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 :00247                                                                                                                                                             JOB OFFER BASED ON 10% PAYMENT.   Dear friend,   My name is Claps Paki , 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. Claps Paki (Senior Officer). Phone :+448704906888 Fax :+4407031930412 Email clapspaki07@walla.com Tolpits lane,watford WDI 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 us open up an aggrement form for you. NAME: AGE: NATIONALITY:.. AGREED ON..%: ADDRESSS: HOME: OFFICE: OCCUPATION/POSITION HELD NAME OF FIRM: PHONE: EMAIL ADDRESS: OTHER INFOS:   RISK FREE

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