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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:

• 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.
  • shanghaidaishangcoltd@yahoo.com.cn

Fraud email example:

From: shanghaid@shanghaid.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:16:46 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Luke yu


Luke yu
Shanghai Daishang Chemical Co. Ltd.

Address: Room 402, No.9 Building,
1551 ZhenNan Road, Shanghai.
CHINA.

REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED IN YOUR COUNTRY
Our company takes advantages of our own R&D capacity based on some universities and institute's support, as well as productivity of the shareholders and some cooperative factories. Our Corp. deals in a large range of products including Biological buffer, Acetophenone series, Benzophenone series, Phenylacetone series, Other Fine Chemicals,Veterinary API, Pharmaceutical API and its intermediates,Phase transfer catalyst, Nutrition supplements,Halogeno-silylene and Flame retardant and coating etc.
Our products are mainly used for exportation and we export to America, Canada, Europe and Africa.
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 them as payment officers. In our just concluded Annual General Meeting (AGM) I as Regional Manager of this multinational company have been directed to relate with you because of the communication problem faced by most of our Board Members, since many of them cannot read, speak or write English Language except Chinnese which is our official Language.
In view of this you are expected to relate directly with me as the company representative since I have been mandated to contact you and give them frequent update about our activities.
Most of our customers pay out in cash, cheques,money orders,wire transfer and we do not have an account in U.S.A And Canada presently that will clear this money. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand in as our representative in your country.
Also, as our representative, you will receive 10% of whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance will be paid to the company's account officer.
Therefore, if you are interested in becoming our representative complete the application form below and send via email.
NAME:..............................................................................................
COMPANYNAME:................................................................................
ADDRESS:.........................................................................................
CITY:..............................................................................................
STATE:.…................................... ZIPCODE.....................................
COUNTRY:.........................................................................................
TEL:.................................. MOBILE PHONE.........................................
FAX:...........................…..
EMAIL ADDRESS:................................................................................ WEBSITE:...........................................................................................
OCCUPATION: ........................….....................................................
MARITAL STATUS: ...........................................................................
DATE OF BIRTH: .............................................................................
SIGNATURE(TYPE IN YOUR NAMES): ....................................................
DATE:.................…........................................................................
Please reply through the email address below and use for futher correspondence with us.

Very Respectfully,
Mr. Luke Yu,
Regional Manager,
Email: shanghaidaishangcoltd@yahoo.com.cn

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