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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.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • jenny.smith.j@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: jenny smith <"jenny.smith."@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:56:20 -0500
Subject: Urgently Awaiting Ur REPLY

Dear Sir or Madam, Good day. I am jenny smith, the sales manager of Chen Kai Electrical Appliance Co.Ltd. Nice to meet you and your esteemed company. Could you let me introduce our company's Our Company( jenny s manufactureing firm INT'L) was established in 1992.Over the years we have accumulated invaluable experience in our business and we are proud to claim we are first among equals. We have limited countries where our products are been exported.Due to the quality of our products we have some sucessfully few customers in America and Canada Countries. And due to the high demand for our products in America,Canada and Europe,we have decided to move our products fully into the continent of America,Canada and Europe. By so doing,we are searching for reliable persons/companies who can act as a DISTRIBUTOR//RECEIVING OFFICER for us.He/She will act as medium between our customers and us in their established area.Most of our clients will be making payments to you through you to us in the form of Certified cheque,bank draft,cashier cheques,western union,and wire transfer.But whichever option that they opt for,you would be entitiled to ten percent. YOUR BENEFITS. If aprroved as our Representative,you are entitled to an annual income of $25,000USDper year and 10% of whatever amount you receive from customers who are making payments through you to us.Please if you are interested in transacting business with Us, we will be very glad.Please, forward to us the following informations, 1.Full Names________________________ 2.House Address_____________________ 3.Phone NUmber______________________ 4.State_____________________________ 5 Zipcode________________ 6.Country__________________________ _ 7.Occupation________________________ 8.City and Age_____________________ Chenkai Electric Appliance Co.,Ltd Add: 1, North Xingye Road , Nantou, Zhongshan , Guangdong , China Email: jenny.smith.j@gmail.com we hope you could able to be one of our core Representative in the coming day.Hope to start business with you soon. Any questions please feel freely to let me know. Best regards jenny smith

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