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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.
  • franchanghk2@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "hongkong mettalorgical" <hongkongmettalorgic1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: franchanghk2@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 23:08:42 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE

HONG KONG METALLURGICAL

IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY        

                  

Sun Hung Kai Centre
77 Harbour road Wanchai
Honk Kong.
 Dear friend,

 

                         REQUEST FOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE

I am Mr. Frank Chang , Managing director of Hong Kong Metallurgical import and export Company based in the Hong Kong. A Company that specialized in the exportation raw materials such as Calcite, Barytes, Dolomite Mica China Clay, (Iron ) Oxide, directly from Honk Kong to Mexico,Canada and the United States . The various industries we cater for include, Paints, Rubber, Plastics and Construction chemicals industries.

Being a General Marchantile Company we are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in USA, Canada, MEXICO and some part of Europe as well as making payments through you to us. You do not have to leave your present job for this one because this job offer will be on a part time basis as it comes once in a while and remuneration is on a percentage basis of 10% of the total amount you receive from my customers at any time on my behalf.

The reason I seek your assistance is that American and some parts of Europe check takes a long time to clear in the Hong Kong thereby holding business down for me and my associates .I already have customers who are ready to remit cash to my agents now thus my contacting you. If you are interested in transacting business with us we will be glad to be your partners. Please contact us for more information via my private email address:  franchanghk2@yahoo.com.hk   and forward to us your contact information

such as:

 1) Your Full names

2) contact address,

3) Home/office phone number and

4) Age

Please note that your areas of specialization or occupation is of no relevant to resolve to assisting us.

Thank for your understanding,

Very Respectfully,
Mr. Frank Chang
President.

 

 

 

     

                  

 

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