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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 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Jiab Zheng" <jiabzheng@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: jiabzheng@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 13:52:29 +0100
Subject: URGENTLY REQUIRED

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our Company Wujiang Wanlida Textile Co., Ltd situated at No 6 Third District Nanshan Road Shengze Wujiang City, Jiangsu Province, Peoples Republic Of China.

Wujiang Wanlida Textile Co., Ltd is a worldwide company that specializes in sales and export of textile materials and office equipment.A world leader in Textile industry, Wujiang Wanlida Textile Co., Ltd aims to be an alert, robust and innovative global company. Our growth can be compared to that of a tree. We believe businesses; products and services grow through people, their vision and commitment.

We are searching for committed, hardworking and representative staff that can help us establish a medium of getting to our custumers in the Canada /America and Europe as well as making payments through you to us.You may also be required to represent and advise the company in your area in issues that concern us.

As part of our company's policy and to qualify as our payment receiving agent/representative, you must have a good credit rating with your bank and should equally have a line of credit (LOC) or equity line of credit with your bank. This is to boast our confidence in you and to also ensure that the problems of funds misappropriation are avoided.

We reward people and efforts that make us grow. To this end, you shall be entitled to a 10% commission for any cash that you collect on our behalf and also a token for your advisory role for our products in your region.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of payment for your services rendered as our representative/agent in Canada, America, and Europe.

Note that no form of payment will be requested upfront in this endeavour.On our receipt of the above details we shall forward to our customer/clients to immediately contact you with the mode of payment.

If you are interested, please forward your personal Detail forconsideration.


Regards.

FOR;WUJIANG WANLIDA TEXTILE CO.LTD

Dr Jiabao Zheng
CEO, Wujiang Wanlida Textile Co., Ltd.

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