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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • tomzhang01@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tom Zhang" <tomzhang1@msn.com>
Reply-To: tomzhang01@myway.com
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:15:14 +0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Dear Sir/Madam,
We are exporters based in theTaiwan, we export raw materials, such as
Calcite, Barytes, Manganese Dioxide , Dolomite, Mica , China Clay,
MangneseDioxide,Ferrous(Iron ) Oxide,Paints, Rubber, Plastics,
Construction chemicals and we export from Asia and export into
Europe,America and Australia. our company Solenoids Industrial Co. Ltd. was
established in 2001.
We are interested in employing your services, to work with us as our
payment agent who can help us eastablish a medium of recieving payment on
our behalf for Goods and raw materials we supplied to our customers in
europe,
America or Australia.

If you are interested in transacting business with us. we will be very glad.
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 Europe,America and Australia. Please if you are interested
forward to us your phone/fax number and your full contact address
to(;tomzhang01@myway.com)
Thank you as we await your further response.
Sincerely,
Mr.Tom .Zhangsun.
Director;
Major Industry: Industrial Co Ltd.
Unit 901 Island Place Tower 510 King'S Road North Point,
Hong kong,china.
Tel:886-9162278842

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam