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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • sinotrading_co1@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lee Chang" <leelu_sinotradingco@msn.com>
Reply-To: sinotrading_co1@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:27:53 +0000
Subject: HELLO!!!!

Hello,

 

How are you doing?

 

I am Mr. Lee Lu Chang,a Chinese Businessman Involved in the
Production and Exportation of semi finish steel products to Europe,Canada and America.

I really need Representatives in these Regions/Provinces for my business to suceed as it is now.That is the reason why I am contacting you.I am looking for a Man/Woman who is Trustworthy to be in charge of Receiving cash on my Company's behalf in his/her Country.

 

If you know you you are not trustwothy Please do not bother to reply at all because
a lot of Money is Involved here.All I am asking you is if you would like to Earn 10% of any Amount you help me collect from my Customers.

 

Before things were not as difficult as this for us Exporters in the East because Cheques from these Countries never took any time before they are Cleared in our Territory but now it takes Weeks and this slows down Production for us.

Some of these Customers even send Cheques that will not be Cleared eventually at the end of the day and this creates more Financial problems for us Eastern
businessmen.

The best part of this Job offer is that you do not have to leave your present place of Employment because it is on a Part-time basis.

 

You can ask any question concerning the areas where you are not clear and I assure you that I will answer them to the best of my knowledge.

 

If you are interested forward the following Information to us as soon as possible.

Your full name.......................

Phone number.......................

Fax number............................
Contact address.Ocupp

 

Thank you.

Mr Lee Lu Chang.
SINO STEEL TRADING COMPANY.
www.cmiec.com <http://www.cmiec.com/>
For more Information please Contact us via email on; sinotrading_co1@yahoo.com.cn

 

NB:PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT FROM THE U.S.A.,CANADA,EUROPE OR
AUSTRALIA.THESE ARE THE ONLY PLACES WHERE I NEED REPRESENTATIVES.OUR
COMPANY'S LINE OF BUSINESS IS VERY LUCRATIVE AND YOU WILL NOT REGRET
BEING A MEMBER OF THE TEAM.

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