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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:
  • "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.
  • masudachemicallndustries_coltd@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Masuda Shinyaku" <chemicalindustries01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: masudachemicallndustries_coltd@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 23:09:27 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPOND


Dear Prospective Representative,

OFFER TO ACT AS AN INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
I am Mr.Masuda Shinyaku, MD/CEO/PRESIDENT of Masuda Chemical Industries
Co.,Ltd. Japan.

We are a company that deal on Chemical Products and export into Canada,the
United States of America, Europe,Middle East and South America.We are
searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting
to our customers in Canada, the United States of America,
Europe,Middle East and South America as well as making payments through you
to us.

Presently, we are faced with some problems most especially with our Payment
methods as most clients we have in into Canada, the United States of
America, Europe and South America 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 Japan and this is
crippling our business.

We have numerous customers in Canada, the United States of America, Europe
and South America and we cannot afford to loose them due to this
problem.Wehereby request for your hand in partnership to act as our
payment/Remittance
Representatives, to act as our agents who shall receive
payment on our behalf from our customers in your region.You shall be behalf
and this shall
be a continuous process. Please if you are interested in transacting
business with us, we will be very glad. Please contact us for more
information.Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity
to negotiate your mode of which we will pay you for your services as our
representative in Canada, the United States of America, Europe and South
America.

Please to indicate your interests please send to us the following
information about yourself.
1.Full names
2.Age
3.Sex
4.Marital Status:
5.Present occupation (Company And position)
6.Phone number/fax
7.Full contact address (not P. O. Box).
To my private email,
masudachemicallndustries_coltd@yahoo.com.hk

Upon receipt of this requested information I shall provide you with the
necessary details of how to become our representative.

Thanks In advance
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Masuda Shinyaku
MD/CEO/PRESIDENT,
Masuda Chemical Industries Co.,Ltd
Import & Export Japan.

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