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

Fraud email example:

From: Hong Kong Export and International Trade Co. <chin_kwan_trade@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:12:28 -0400
Subject: WORK WITH US AND EARN 10% WHILE AT HOME




HKEIT. Co Effective management and marketing solutions


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Wang Joo Managing Director Hong Kong Export and International Trade Co. We are are an Export Company based in Japan. Our company has obtained your contact details from well established recruitment .We thought that you could be attracted to a part time job from home position with our well established company.
We are searching for individuals and companies who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America and South America/ United Kingdom And Europe / Dubai. as well asmaking payments through you to us

AIM:
Currently we are expanding and have a limited number of job opportunities available.There is no start-up cost or any other fee to begin working with us.We need you to establish a meduim of receiving payment from our customers/clients.


REQUIREMENTS.
Set up an effective Relationship with our customer/client: Assist general managers to make the financial transactions from the customers/clients: This office could be your residence; the only requirement is that you should be able to receive mail and telephone calls. Receive the correspondence from our company or clients to his/her residential address, answer project related e-mails . Your confidential details will be used only within our company. Every perspective employee, who suits our requirements, will be contacted by our companys executive to carry out a basic phone or email interview. During the interview you will be able to ask any questions you might have.To continue with the application process please fill in the form below and send it back to our email: chin_kwan_trade@hotmail.com

Your Full Details

Full Name:


Company Name(If any):


Complete mailing address:


Telephone and Cell No:

Fax number :


Occupation :

Sex:


Age:


Best Regards,
Mr Chin Kwan,
Email : mrwang_joo@myway.com
Managing Director (HKEIT).
2-1-1493 Mita,Minota-Ku
Tokyo 108-0073 Japan.
Tel- 813-449-64915.
Fax- 852-301-59351.

ALL REPLIES SHOULD BE SENT TO:mrwang_joo@myway.com
Hong Kong Export and International Trade Co.

Anti-fraud resources:

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