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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • ricohcompanylimited2@yahoo.ca
  • ricohcompany123@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ricoh Company Limited Uk <ricohcompanylimited2@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: ricohcompany123@myway.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 19:12:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE READ AND GET BACK....


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ricohcompanylimited2@yahoo.ca

Dear Friend,



I represent Armstrong Product & Manufacturing


(RCL) based in UNITED KINGDOM. We deal on Colour Multifunctionals B & W


Multifunctionals,Colour Printers,B & W Printers,wide Format


Copiers, Facsimiles, Digital Duplicators, Scanners Product Related


Solutions....Digital


Cameras, DVD+R/RW, 35mm Carmeras, Multimedia Devices, as well as raw


materials, etc as a branch of our numerous services.




We are seeking for arepresentative in the America, Canada and Europe.


One who will act as a medium for our clients in those areas to be


reaching us with their payments and so on.




As our representative and payment officer,you are entitled to 10% of


whatever payments made to you after which we shall direct you as to


how to remit the balance to us via an account w hich we shall make


available to you later.It's upon this we seek your honest cooperation


and assistance to establish a cordial relationship with our clients.If


you are interested, Please, to facilitate the conclusion of this


transaction if accepted, do send me promptly E-mail via:


ricohcompany123@myway.com



The following information are needed,




First


Name/Initial...............................................................................




Surname............................................................................................




Age.....................................................................................................




Job


Title.............................................................................................




Company


Name.................................................................................




Home


Address....................................................................................




Post


town...........................................................................................




County................................................................................................




Po


stcode.............................................................................................




Telephone...........................................................................................




Fax......................................................................................................






Thanks in anticipation.


Mr. David Armstrong


Managing Director,


Ricoh Company Limited (RCL)


Ricoh (UK)


Head Office


Atlantic House


Holboru Viaduct, London


+44 (0)871 253 656


david amstrong

- Ricoh Company Limited Uk

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