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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • representative_company001@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "horay00@terra.es" <horay00@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:28:59 +0100 (MET)
Subject: BE OUR AGENT



Dear Sir/Madam,

A company, Delixi Consults based in People Republic of China and has a Chapter in England, is in need of representatives in Europe and North America and south America and Canada to represent its interests with some companies that export products from China to this continents This message is send in english for universal understanding. Our company Tao & Wang Associate, a small consultantcompany in P.R. of China and England has been mandated to seek individuals in North America SouthAmerica,Europe Asia and Canada and All over the World for this purpose.We are able to get your email address with the help of marketing research based on our location.

The Representatives will act as a receiving payment agents and also placing orders for goods and products from customers. You can be compensated with between 10% and 15% for your servi ce. We guarantee you a minimum of$2,000 monthly part time and can reach $20,000 based on the volumeand experience as time goes on. All this is possible because of delaying getting approval for oversea branch. You can view our website for more details,

If you are interested and for more information, please send an email
with your

(1)Name:

(2)ADDRESS:

(3)phone number:

(4) fax number:



TO
Email: representative_company001@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you.
Mr Whu Lee
For Delixi Consults & Co
http://delixi.com/





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