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

Fraud email example:

From: "SHINETECHNOLOGIES CHINA." <shinetechnologieschina01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shinetech_services@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 17:32:13 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL(COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIVE WANTED).


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* *[image: Offshore outsourcing leader in
China]*<http://www.shinetechchina.com/index.html>
* *
*Zhongqi Building Xinde Street No. 20
West City District , Beijing 100088 *
*Phone:86-10-820073269 or 86-136610281174(mobile)
Fax:
86-10-62371141
**Email:billywayne@shinetechnologychina.com*
*
* *Dear sir/Madam,*
*I am Mr. Jerry Zhang, President & general manager Shine Technologies
China.We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our customers in the Canada, America, North America and
Europe as well as making payments through you to us.During the past four
years, we have successfully completed over 100 projects, varying from tens
of man hours to tens of man months and accumulated extensive experience in
the industries of e-business, e-government, education, finance,
manufacturing and consulting.*
*The technologies we are most strong in are .NET , Java , ASP and PHP
development on various platforms..Shinetech Software Inc, a software
development outsourcing provider of started its business in Beijing, China
in August, 2001. And in 2004, Shinetech Software Inc was registered in
Delaware, USA for its global business strategy.Our company offer friendly
service, confidentiality etc to guarantee successful projects.Please if you
are interested in transacting business with us we will be glad.Subject to
your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode
for which we will pay for your services as our representative in Canada,
America, North America and Europe.Kindly send us all your full contact
details below:*
*NAME: *
*ADDRESS: *
*COUNTRY: *
*TEL: *
*FAX: *
*AGE: *
*COMPANY'S NAME/ADDRESS&WEBSITE: *
*POSITION HELD: *
*MONTHLY INCOME: *
*DRIVERS LINCENSE NO: *
*PASSPORT:*
*NO OF CHILDREN: *
*CAN YOU TRAVEL OUT OF YOUR COUNTRY?: *
*EMAIL: *
*STATUS:*
**
*Awaits your urgent reponse in working with us. *
*Thanks in advance.*
*Mr. Jerry Zhang
President & general manager *
*Shine Technologies China.*
*Zhongqi Building Xinde Street No. 20
West City District , Beijing 100088 *
*Email:shinetech_services@yahoo.com.cn*
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*Copyright(c)2006 all rights reserved for Shine Technologies China.*
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