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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.
• 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.
  • cmiec_company2000@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • cmiec_company2000@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Cmiec Company" <cmiec.company@armnetwork.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:08:28 -0700
Subject: SINOSTEEL IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY OFFER

SINOSTEEL IMPORT AND EXPORT
COMPANY
SINOSTEEL IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY
I am Mr. Pyl James, we are a group of business men who deal on raw
materials and export into America and Europe,We are searching for
representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our costumers
in your country, as well as making payments through you to us.
Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be
very glad. Contact us as quickly as possible through e-mail (
cmiec_company2000@yahoo.com.cn ) 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.
Please if you are interested, forward to us your details, this should
include;
Full Name.................
Phone number/fax ...........
Full contact address...............
Age....................
Sex....................
Thanks
Mr. Pyl James, President
Email: cmiec_company2000@yahoo.com.cn
SINOSTEEL IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY
Goods for Import / Export & Freight Fwdg. Svcs
www.cmiec.com

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