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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • info_cmiec_company@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "good_day@terra.es" <good_day@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 03:00:17 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: CAN YOU BE OUR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE/CMIEC










CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT & EXPOIRT COMPANY

Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliments of the season.
It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation (China Metallurgical Import & Export Henan Company). We are exports in the sales of raw materials.



We have reached big sales volume in the european market and now are trying to penetrate the Northern American, uk,and canada market and other part of the world. We ship fast and honest. Our customers received only products they want. It's too often here in CHINA, customer places his/her order, and what they receive in the container is a far cry from what they thought they were getting. This such a horror story will never happened if you do business with us. as well as making payments through these representatives to us.



WHY YOU?

Due to international money transfer tax for legal entities (companies) in CHINA is 25%, whereas for the individual it is only 7%. That.s why we need you! We need agents to receive payment for our products in their locality and to resend the money to us, as our financier officer. This way we will save money because of tax decreasing.

HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
7%-9% from each sale/resale operation! For instance: you receive 100,000 USD to your bank account. You will withdraw the money and keep $7,000 (7% from $100,000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 7%, though later it will increase up to 9%



ADVANTAGES
You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home office. Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $3000-$20,000 depending on time you will spend for this job. You do not need any capital to start. The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers. Anyway our employees never leave us .If you are interested in our offer, please feel free to ask for the general provisions of the Contract.

if you are interested inthis bussiness forward to us the following details.



Your full name..........................................................................
Your cell phone number......................................fax .................
Contact address .....................................................................
And country............................................................................



for more information, If this proposal is acceptable to you.Please get back to us, so that a remuneration can be worked out for your services as our representative in America/canada/uk as your location shall determine.



For futher informations and enquiries, you could write back to:
Mrs kim liang (Vice President)
Email: INFO_CMIEC_COMPANY@MYWAY.COM
China Metallurgical Import & Export Henan Company
We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.

Lui Cheng(secretary)
China Metallurgical Import & Export Henan Company
Sender's additional company information:
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Company Name: CMIEC HN COMPANY
Business Type: Distributor/Wholesaler
Industry Category: Chemicals

Thank you for your time to read this mail.





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