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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • artandcraftsgallery@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ART AND CRAFTS HONKONG <artandcrafts@artandcraftshonkong.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:41:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RELIABLE AGENT NEEDED


Hello,
I'm Douglas Schneible founder and president of Arts & Crafts Gallery LLC ......we're nestled in the Green Mountains of Central Vermont. That's me pictured to the right standing next to a large stone mythical beast "qilin" which guards the sacred road to the Ming Tombs outside of Beijing. Before becoming a full time gallery owner, I owned a mail order company and an import/export gift business while collecting art and antiques for over twenty years as an avocation. I specialized in antiques of the Arts & Crafts Movement and later I collected Asian and tribal art. It is this invaluable international business and unique "collecting" perspective which I feel will benefit you.

I am searching for representatives who can help me establish a medium of getting to my customers in Europe,Canada and America as well as making payments through you as my payment officer. It is upon this note that i seek your assistance to stand as my representative in your country.
Note that, as my representative, you will receive 10% of whatever amount you receive for the company and the balance will be paid into an account we will avail to you.
Please, to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, do send me promptly by email the
following:
(1)Your full names,
(2)Contact address and,
(3)Phone/fax numbers.
(4)Tell me a little about yourself and your present
occupation.Note that your age must be included.
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Mr. Douglas Schneible
President,
Arts & Crafts Gallery,Hongkong.
Email:artandcraftsgallery@yahoo.com.cn
TEL\FAX:852-301-62001

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