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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.
  • ceomatsu_saburo1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HARAGUCHI ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY (H.A.C.C)" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: ceomatsu_saburo1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:01:59 -0800
Subject: COMPANY AGENT REQUIRED!!!

HARAGUCHI ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY (H.A.C.C)
...crafts at it's best
Goodday,
I am Yoshi Haruko, Marketing Manager of Haraguchi Arts and
Crafts Company, we are group of Creative Artists and Desiginers, who
deal on Arts and Craftsandexport some ofour Collections into
America/Canada/Africa/Europe and Asia.
The year is fast drawing to an end, so We are searching widely for
representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
costumers, as well as making payments through you to us, to enable us
meet up
with our last quarter Audit of accounts programme. Your job is
absolutely legal. You do not need any capital to start. Please if you
are interested in transacting business with us we will be very glad.
Please contact our President/CEO,
Dr. Matsu Saburo,
E-mail: ceomatsu_saburo1@yahoo.co.uk
Please if you are interested forward to us:
( 1.) Your Full Names:
( 2.) Your Contact/Residential Address:
( 3.) Your Age:
( 4.) Occupation:
( 5.) Company Name:
( 6.) Company Location:
( 7.) Company Address:
( 8.) Position Held:
( 9.) Phone Number:
(10.) Fax Number:
( 11) Nationality:
( 12) Email Address:
Very Respectfully,
Yoshi Haruko.
HARAGUCHI ARTS AND CRAFTS COMPANY
Creative Design for Import / Export
AT Bldg. 9F, 1-18-9 Nihonbashi-Ningyocho,
Chuo-ku,Tokyo, 103-0013, JAPAN.
Note: This is not in any way a spam mail or a means of Fraud.

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