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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • infocpaki@cooperation.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Clapp Paki" <info_corporation@msn.com>
Reply-To: info_cpaki@excite.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:03:57 +0000
Subject: SINCERE REQUEST(REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED)

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.

 

 Dear friend,

 

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.

 

We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.

 

For further information and enquiries,

 

Thanks,
Mr. Clapp Paki

Email: infocpaki@cooperation.net

(Senior Officer). United Kingdom China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation (CAEC)

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