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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.
• 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.
  • dingxian_44@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ding Xian <dingxian_44@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:33:06 -0300
Subject: Urgent From China

Dear  Sir/Madam,   It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our Company Jiangsu Tianyin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd,.   Based: Room 06-08,Floor 12B, Lijin Asia Enterprises center, No.19 Wunjing Road, Shanghai, China. We are experts in the sale of Tons of Chemical products  materials; we export into the Canada/America and parts Europe.   We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting our funds from our costumers and help collecting their outstanding  payment which they owe to our company in these areas as well as making payments through you to us.   Please if interested in transacting business in view helpings us, so our clients could make payment to you being a representative for us we will be very glad and compensations will be given and as well as other benefits.   Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative/agent in Canada, America, and Europe.    Jiangsu Tianyin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Epoxypropane Oxirane glacial acetic acid m-xylol Methyl alcohol Ethyl alcohol Raw material Glacial acetic acid m-xylol   If interested reply to my personal email address for more details : dingxian_44@yahoo.com     Note that no form of payment will be requested upfront in this endeavor. Your details we shall forward to our customers/clients to immediately contact you with the mode of payment. Kindest Regards,  Mr. Ding Xian Assitant Company Directors.

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