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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • china_exportation01@yahoo.com
  • china_exportation001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: china exportation <china_exportation01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: china_exportation001@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 19:07:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: china_exportation01@yahoo.com



38, YINGZE AVENUE,

YINGZE,TAIYUAN,

SHANXI. CHINA.

[http://www.cmiec.com]


CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION


Dear Sir/Madam,


Compliments of the season. It is a pleasure to write to you in

respect of our company, China Metallurgical Import and Export.We are experts in the sales of raw materials.We export into the Canada/America/parts of Europe.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of

getting our funds from our costumers in the Canada/America/Europe as

well as making payments through you to us. Please if interested in transacting

business in view of helping us,so our clients could make payment, to you

being a representative to us, we will be very glad.And be rest assured that adequate compensations will be given and other benefits follows.

Please contact us for more information:


Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to

negotiate the mode by which we will pay for your services as our

representative in Canada/America/Europe. If interested forward your phone number/fax and your full contact address to us.

Regards,

Mr Cheung Pui

Public Relations Officer


[http://www.cmiec.com]

REPLY WITH THE EMAILADDRESS: [china_exportation001@yahoo.com]





- china exportation

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