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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:
  • "money orders " (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)
  • "cheques " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Dickson Dada <dickdada@postino.it>
Reply-To: d_dada@postino.it
Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:43:38 +0100
Subject: SOLICITING FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY.


Jiangsu Tianyin
Chemical Industry Co, Ltd.
Jiangsu Tianyin Chemical Industry Co, Ltd.
Room 06-08, Floor 12B, Lijin Asia Enterprises Center,
No. 19 Wunjing Road, Shanghai, China.
www.chinatianyin.com
SOLICITING FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I represent the above named Company based in China. My company
manufacture, supply and export Pharmaceutics, Agricultural, Textile
and Chemical Engineering Products for world trade.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our customers in Europe and America as well as
making payments through them as payment officers. In our just
concluded Annual General Meeting (AGM) I as Regional Manager of this
multinational company have been directed to relate with you because of
the communication problem faced by most of our Board Members, since
many of them cannot read, speak or write English Language except
Chinese which is our official Language.
In view of this you are expected to relate directly with me as the
company representative since I have been mandated to contact you and
give them frequent update about our activities.
Most of our customers pay out in cash, cheques or money orders and we
do not have an account in U.S.A and Canada presently that will clear
this money. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand
in as our representative in your country. Note that Details of your
account is not needed in this transaction. Also, as our
representative, you will receive 10% of whatever amount you clear for
the company and the balance will be paid to the company's account
officer. There will be no financial obligation required from you in
this transaction.
Therefore, if you are interested in becoming our representative
complete the application form below and send via email or fax:
NAME:..............................................................................................
COMPANYNAME:...............................................................................
ADDRESS:.........................................................................................
CITY:...............................................................................................
STATE:...................................
ZIPCODE.......................................
COUNTRY:........................................................................................
TEL:..................................
FAX:....................................................
EMAIL
ADDRESS:...............................................................................
WEBSITE:..........................................................................................
OCCUPATION:
............................................................................

MARITAL STATUS:
...........................................................................
DATE OF BIRTH:
............................................................................

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