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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.
• 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.
  • panamyukos@tiscali.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ITOCHU CORPORATION" <panamyukos@excite.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:49:39 -0500 (EST)
Subject: GET TO US RIGHT AWAY!


ITOCHU CORPORATION5-1, Kita-Aoyama 2-chomeMinato-ku, Tokyo 107-8077, JapanGood day,USA/CANADA /EUROPE Assistant on Financial MatterPermit an introduction. My name is PANAM YUKOS, staff of ITOCHU CORPORATION based here in Japan. Our company exports cement, sugar and textile materials for world trade. We are searching for a representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in America and Canada as well as making payments through you to us as our payment officer. Most of our customers pay out in check and we do not have an account in your country that will clear this money. Again, there is the problem of language. This has posed a lot of problems as we have enguaged the services of interpreters which have proved not so encouraging as we have lost a lot of money to some bad characters in our employ. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand in as our representative in your country. Note that, as our representative, you will receive
10% of whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance will be paid to us. If you are interested in this business transaction,forward to us the information below: 1) Full names : 2) Phone: 3) Fax: 4) Mailing/residential address: 5) Age:6) Annual income:7)Nationality These information should be forwarded to this E-MAIL :panamyukos@tiscali.co.uk Mr. Eizo KobayashiPresident and Chief Executive Officer. Thank you for your time. ITOCHU Corporation.

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