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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.
  • l_wang@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lee wang <leewang@Girlfriend.com.au>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 1:34:14 +1000
Subject: ATTN: BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am MR JUN LUNG, managing director of CHIN FUNG (TRADING)
LIMITED.Chin Fung (Trading) Limited is a premier global trading group
managing the supply chain for high- volume, time-sensitive consumer
goods. Garments make up a large part of the Chin Fung business which
also covers the sourcing of hard goods such as fashion accessories,
furnishings, gifts, handicrafts, home products, promotional
merchandise, toys, sporting goods and travel goods.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our customers in Canada/America and Europe as
well as making payments through you to us. If you are interested in
transacting business with us we will be glad.

Please contact our company representative immediately for further
enquiries,
Contact Person:Mr Lee Wang.
Email :l_wang@myway.com

For more information, Subject to your satisfaction; you will be given
the opportunity to negotiate the mode of which we will pay for your
services as our representative.
If you are interested please fill in the blank spaces below and
contact us immediately at the below mentioned contact information.

1. Your Full Names:
2. Your Full Contact Address:
3. State/Country:
4. Your Phone/Fax Numbers:
5. Name of company of work:
6. Position held/Profession:
7. Email Address:

Thanks in advance,

MR JUN LUNG
Managing Director
CHIN FUNG (TRADING) LIMITED.
10th Floor, ChinFung Tower
888 Cheung Sha Wan Road
Kowloon, Hong





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