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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.
  • laposte_arts45@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "peter wing" <peterwing04@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 03:19:16 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE SELECTED TO REPRESENT OUR COMPANY****

Goodday,
I am Miss Ping Chulee, the Marketing Manager of LAPOSTE ARTS AND
CRAFTSCOMPANY, located in Japan, with Branches in The United Kingdom and
TheNetherlands.We are a group of Creative Artists, Graphic Artists and
Desiginers, who create modern Arts and Crafts and export some of our
beautiful master pieces into America/Canada/Africa/Europe and Asia.
We are searching for a trustworthy Representative who can help
usestablish a medium of getting to our costumers, as well as making payments
through you to us.
Your job is absolutely legal. You do not need any capital to start.
Please take note.
Please if you are interested in representing our firm, to serve as a
collection agent and also a legitimate Representative, we will be very
glad.
To begin immediate processing, please provide our Ceo / President with
the following datas;
Your Full Name .......................................
Your Contact Address .........................................
Your Country ..........................................
Your Tel No ......................................
Your Fax No .....................................
Your Occupation ............................................
Date of Birth ...............................
Send your datas to;
Dr. Peter wing
Ceo / President
E-mail:laposte_arts45@yahoo.com.hk
Very Respectfully,
Miss Ping Chulee.
Marketing Manager
LAPOSTE ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY (Head Office)
Creative Design for Import / Export,
AT Bldg. 7C, 11-1-19 Nihonbashi-Ningyocho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0013, JAPAN.
Note: This is not in any way a spam mail or a means of Fraud as your
job is fully legitimate.

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