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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.
  • newstarstone22@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Samuel Alex <alesxsam24@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: newstarstone22@yahoo.it
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:48:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: WE NEED YOU REPLY IMMEDIATELY

Sir/Madam,
I am Mr Alex Samuel Assistant Manager, CHINA
NEWSTAR STONE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED based in
CHINA. We are a group of business partner who deal on
raw materials such as non-metallic minerals such as
Calcite, Barytes, Manganese Dioxide, Dolomite, Mica,
MALAYSIA Clay, Mangnese Dioxide, Ferrous (Iron ) Oxide
and we export into the Canada/America and Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us
establish a medium of getting to our customers in
Europe and America as well as making payments through
you as our payment officer. It is upon this note that
we seek your assistance to stand 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 into an account we will avail to
you.
Please if you are interested, kindly contact our
Overseas Coordinator in the United Kingdom for more
details:
Mr. Leo Cheung
Email: newstarstone22@yahoo.it
Please ignore this email if you are not interested in
the offer and also if you can not handle large sum of
money. But if you are, we can therefore look forward
in working with you.
First Name: ........................... ..........................
Last Name: ........................... ..........................
Home Address: ........................... ..........................
Town/City/State:........................... ..........................
Post Code: ........................... ..........................
Country: ........................... ..........................
Telephone (Home): ........................... ..........................
Mobile: ........................... ..........................
Fax (Private): ........................... ..........................
Fax (Office): ........................... ..........................
Date of Birth: ........................... ..........................
Occupation: ........................... ..........................
Annual Income: ........................... ..........................
Marital Status: ........................... ..........................
very Respectfully,
Alex
Assistant Manager
Newstar Stone Company.


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