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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 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.
  • deric_fisher@yahoo.com
  • shao_sally_office@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Chaung Lui" <chinaabrasivesplc@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: china_abrasivesplc@swissmail.net
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 22:20:32 +0000
Subject: WORK WHILE AT HOME

                            SOLICITING FOR REPRESENTATIVES
China Abrasives Import and Export Corporation (CAEC) is a 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 China,   its   branch in Shenzhen, liaison offices in United Kingdom, Beijing,   Tianjin.  We are searching for individuals and companies 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 contact us for more information.    Subject to your  satisfaction  you will be given the opportunity to   negotiate  your mode of contract and payment for your services as our   representative in
 Canada/America and Europe. 
Please if you  are interested forward to us your full names,
 phone  number/fax and your full contact addresses. 
Thanks In advance. 
  Very Respectfully, 
Mr Clapp Paki  Regional Manager  China Abrasives co  Lasion Office  EMAIL: deric_fisher@yahoo.com
ALL REPLIES SHOULD BE SENT  TO: shao_sally_office@yahoo.com 
 
 

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