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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.
• 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.
  • gj_yang100@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "=?big5?q?Solenoids=20Industrial=20Co=20Ltd.?=" <j_yang100@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: agent_consultant_xiaojun01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:17:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: READ THIS MESSAGE AND GET BACK TO US ASAP.


§Ú¦³·sªº¹q¶l¦a§}¡I§A²{¥i¹q¶lµ¹§Ú¡Gj_yang100@yahoo.com.hk

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are exporters based in the Taiwan, we export raw materials, such as

Calcite, Barytes, Manganese Dioxide ,Dolomite, Mica , China Clay,Mangnese

Dioxide,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, Canada and Australia.If you are

interested in transacting business with us. we will bevery 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.Thank you as we await

your further response.

Sincerely,

Mr.Xiao Jun.

Director;

Solenoids Industrial Co Ltd.

55 An Suing East 9th Street,

Taichung, Taiwan

Tel:886-9162278842



- Solenoids Industrial Co Ltd.

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