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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • trade_guofeng003@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • guofengplastic_trade004@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • guofengplastic_trade005@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?chaing=20lee?= <trade_guofeng003@yahoo.co.nz>
Reply-To: guofengplastic_trade004@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 18:06:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ACT AS OUR COMPANY PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: trade_guofeng003@yahoo.co.nz

Dear Prospective Representative,



ACT AS OUR COMPANY PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE



First and foremost, I will like to introduce to you ''Anhui Guofeng Plastic


Industry ''. Anhui Guofeng Group Co.Ltd is the State Key High-tech Enterprise


and one of 18 Anhui Provincial Enterprise Groups and based in China and this


commenced operations in 1984. We are into Plastic profile, Plastic film, Plastic


pipe, power wire and non-metallic material production which is majorly imported


from Asia and sold to our numerous customers all over the World.



Presently, we are faced with some problems most especially with our Payment


methods as most clients we have in the United States/Canada prefer to pay us with


cheque rather than cash. We find it very cumbersome in accepting such payments


due to the new monetary policy in our banking systems here in China and this is


crippling our business. We have numerous customers in the United


States/Canada and we cannot afford to loose them due to this problem.



We hereby request for your hand in partnership to act as our payment


Representatives (Anhui Guofeng Plastic Industry), to act as our clients who shall


receive payment on our behalf from our customers in the United States and


Canada. You shall be entitled to 10% of each payment you receive on our behalf


and this shall be a continuous process.



Upon receipt of this requested information, we shall provide you with the


necessary details of how to become our representative. For official purpose,


please send your response and acceptance via same email for futher proceedure.


Yours Sincerely,


Mr. Chaing lee

CEO/ MD

Anhui Guofeng Plastic Industry.


NOTE: All reply should be sent to

guofengplastic_trade004@yahoo.com.cn or


guofengplastic_trade005@yahoo.com.cn

- chaing lee

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