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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:

• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +862159900687 (China, probably a mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Matroc Technical Ceramics Company Ltd." <matroc0001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mtccoltd01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:50:29 -0700
Subject: Company Representative Needed In Your Region!!!


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Matroc Technical Ceramics Company
Ltd.
158 jiajian road, Shanghai
China.
Tel: +86-21-59900687, Fax: +86-21-59703241

Hello,
I am Mr. Yeo Mao Cheng, Managing Director of Matroc Technical Ceramics Co.
Ltd, we specialize in the production of high quality technical ceramic
products and export into the Canada/ America, Europe, Australia and Asia
continent.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of
getting to our custormers in the above regions as well as making payments
through you to us. A lot of credit is being owe our company, this has led us
to search for the position of the representative/payment Agent in your
region. please if you are interested in representing us, we will be very
glad.

Please contact us for more information. You will be given the opportunity to
negotiate your mode of which we will be paying you for your services as our
representative in your region. Send to us your phone number/fax and your
full contact address.

Thanks in advance
Mr. Yeo Mao Cheng.

Managing Director of Matroc Technical Ceramics Co. Ltd
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