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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: Guangzhou Dexin Shoes Co.Ltd <info@dexin.com>
Reply-To: industry_dexinshoes@yahoo.com.cn
Date: 22 Sep 2006 20:56:16 +0200
Subject: INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit




Dear Prospective Representative,



APPLICATION FOR AN INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE



It is my pleasure to write you in respect of this Company Guangzhou Dexin Shoes Co. Ltd., located in Guangzhou, China. This company is one of the most powerful manufacturers of lady fashion shoes. Our products include sandals, boots, spring&autumn shoes, and causal shoes, adopting PU, fabric and other special material we export into Canada, America and Europe.



It is exciting to say that more customers all over the world have known us by foreign professional shows/exhibitions and have been satisfied with our services and products but we find it very cumbersome in accepting payments from them because most clients we have in the United States/Canada prefer to pay us with cheque rather than cash and we can not accept such payments due to the new monetary policy in our banking systems here in China. This has become a prominet problem for our company as it is crippling our business.



For this reason the company needs dedicated and loyal representatives who can establish a medium of getting our funds from our customers in these areas, as well as making payments through you to us. If willing to be of assistance to this company as a payment agent/representative, we will be very glad. Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate the mode by which we are to pay for your services as our representative/agent in Canada, America, and Europe.



Upon receipt of this requested information, we shall provide you with the necessary details of how to become our representative. For official purpose, please send your response and acceptance via return email so your application could be processed via our Representative Department for further procedure.



Yours Sincerely,



Mr. Zhang Shao.

Rep Manager

Guangzhou Dexin Shoes Co.Ltd

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