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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.
  • thomas_fernandez101@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "linda cook" <l_cook_9@msn.com>
Reply-To: thomas_fernandez101@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 01:04:23 +0000
Subject: BE OUR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE

CHINA ORGANIC EMITTING DIODE COMPANY.
238 CUANG HE ROAD,
ZHNGZHOU, HENAN,
CHINA 100031.
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are a production, import and export company searching for representatives
who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers from Canada,
America and Europe as well as making payments through you to us.
We have taken a dominant position in the fast-growing market for equipment
used for manufacturing organic light-emitting diode (OLED). A major
challenge in the OLED equipment market is a lack of standardization. Every
piece of OLED manufacturing gear is custom-made even if the manufacturer
offers a set menu of features and options. This is due to the fact that OLED
processes vary greatly and are not optimized; therefore, panel makers need
special adjustments as well as built-in flexibility for the inevitable
changes that are still occurring in the market.

We can negotiate the mode of payment for goods and services subject to your
satisfaction. Be well informed that as a representative, your area of
business should NOT be a hindrance or the possesion of a company. As you can
assist mainly in facilitating collection of payments through you to us for a
percentage reward.

Thank you.
Mr.Thomas Fernandez.
General Manager.
E-MAIL:thomas_fernandez101@yahoo.com.cn

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