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

Fraud email example:

From: "dr kun lao" <sunshinegroup_recruit9@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 02:36:58 +0000
Subject: JOB OPPORTUNITY

SUNSHINE UNITED ASIAN TRADING COMPANY
HEAD OFFICE:1/3 HASHIZA BUNASHEGI ESTATE
HIROSHIMA,JAPAN.
Tel: +81-(50)5530-5187


Attention ,

We have a job offer available for you in response to your Initial
request in the Job search directory. We are a small International
trading company with our corporate headquarters based in Japan. We deal on
raw
materials and finished personal care products including live long
products.

Due to our competent records we have been receiving orders from EUROPE
AUSTRALIA and NORTHERN AMERICA which we have not been able to process
competently since we do not have a payment receiving personnel in these
Areas as it is difficult to have payments sent from foreign countries
processed within a short time in ASIA. We have decided to recruit payment
officers online hence we will be needing representatives to process
our payments in these areas - due to delays in processing payments from
these areas in ASIA.

We offer flexible program:
It does not involve much time. Two or three hours to receive directive and
what to do by mail or phone and doing it within that time certainly will
suffice, and in most cases occasional (like once or twice a week)
Remuneration is $500 monthly plus a commission of 10% of every money
order/check
that is cashed instantly "cash in hand" or "cash on counter" is what you
get from the total cashed amount. EXAMPLE if you receive a check of
$1,000.00 your net income is $100.00, our company supports any fees. You
will
process at least 2-3 orders per day and you will earn more than $200.00
cash in hand each day. REMEMBER: THE MORE ORDERS YOU PROCESS- AT A
FASTER THE RATE THE HIGHER YOU STAND TO EARN DAILY. What we ask: Two free
hours daily not including weekends, Internet access for sending and
receiving e-mails, available means of cashing money orders/checks at your
bank.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must be over 21 years of age and reside in
the.U.S,UK,CANADIAN OR AUSTRALIAN. If you meet these conditions please
contact us by replying at this e-mail address:

Name: Kutangi Hunohashi
email: sungemtraders@yahoo.com
If you are interested, Please send the following information below to us,
FULL NAME:
CONTACT HOME ADDRESS:
HOME PHONE/ FAX:
CELL PHONE:
OCCUPATION:
AGE:

For quick delivery of payments. You will never be asked for anything more
than that.No bank names, no bank account number or routing number,
credit card, passwords, ssn # etc.If anyone asks for such on our behalf
please
do not give out this information. This is to ensure your security unless the
CEO directs otherwise.

Thanks.

Sou Minakachi (Mrs.)
(Public Relation Officer)

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