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

Fraud email example:

From: Dr.chao Lee <caccjob_offer@yahoo.com.hk> (may be fake)
Date: 8 Jul 2006 15:50:29 -0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED!!!


Dear Sir/Madam,
It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our
organization. China Art and Craft Company
(CACC) we are experts in the sales of Art and Craft
Product. We export into the Canada/us/Mexico
and some parts in Europe.

We are searching for representatives who can help us
establish a Medium of getting our funds from our
costumers in the Canada/us/Europe as well
as Making payments through These representatives
to us Please if interested in transacting Business
in view of helping us,

So our clients could make payment To you being our representative,
we will be very glad. Compensations will be given and other benefits.
Contact us for more information, if this proposal is acceptable to you.
Please get back to us,

so that remuneration can be worked out for your services as our
representative in Canada/us/Europe as Your location shall determine.
For further informations and enquiries,


(1)Age and full person names

(2)valid home address and office

(3)fax and phone

(4)country/state

(5)occupation
(6)Sex

as this information is provided to us
we will be preparing your memmoradum of
understanding (mou)and free catalogue
to your home adressed provided

the Managing Director

(company_md_Lee@yahoo.com.cn)
Thanks Dr.Chao Lee

CHINA ART AND CRAFT COMPANY

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