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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:

• 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.
  • representative_2005@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "jack chan" <jackchan231@msn.com>
Reply-To: companyrepresentative_needed@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:17:50 +0000
Subject: Representative needed

Dear Friend,

I am Dr.Jack Chan,CEO of SUN POWER CERAMICS CO.LTD of No. 21, Cheng Kung 3
St., Fu-Lo Village Ming-Hsiung Hsiang, Chia Yi Shen Taiwan. A Company that
is specialized in Import and Export of Machinery & equipment,Floor tile,
wall tile. We are a company who deal on Floor tile, wall tile.light
industrial products and office equipment, and export into the Canada/America
and Europe, being a General Merchantile Company.
I am currently running my business from my Madrid-Spain due to projects
i have at hand and am located here for now.We are searching for
representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
customers in the Canada/America and Europe as well as making
payments through you to us. Please if you are
interested in transacting business with us we will be
glad to be your partners.Please contact us for more
information,Subject to your satisfaction you will be
given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of
which we will pay for your services as our representative in
Canada/America and Europe.
Please if you are interested forward to us your
phone number/fax and your full contact addresses.
Please note that your areas ofspecialization or
occupation is of no relevance to resolve to assisting
us.

Thanks in advance

Dr.Jack Chan.

President / CEO
SUN POWER CERAMICS CO.LTD
FOR SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIAL REASONS PLEASE SEND YOUR
RESPONSE TO ONLY MY DIRECT AND CONFIDENTAIL EMAIL ADDRESS
AT:representative_2005@myway.com

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam