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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +861066067734 (China, probably a mobile phone)
• 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.
  • info_stc500@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SINOSTEEL CORPORATION <info_stc500@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: 30 Mar 2007 03:14:52 +0200
Subject: Request for a Working Relationship

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit




SINOSTEEL CORPORATION

17B Xichang'an Street,West District,Beijing P.R.CHINA.

Tel: +86-10-66067734 Fax: 852-301-62379

Email: info_stc500@yahoo.com.cn





Dear Sir / Madam,



I am Mr. Johnson Wu, Managing Director of Sinosteel

Corporation.We deal on the following Products listed

Baosteel,Wuhan Iron & Steel Corp,Anshan Iron & Steel Corp,

Taiyuan Iron & Steel Corp and so on.





We export these Raw Materials into America, Africa, Canada,

Asia and Europe. We are currently running this Business

fromBeijing,China (H/OFFICE) where I am located for now.We are searching for

Representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our Customers in

Canada, America,Asia, Africa and Europe as well as making payments

through you to us.interested in transacting business with us, we will be glad

to have you as our Partner.



Your area of Specialisation or occupation is of no relevance in

respect of resolving to assist us. Note that subject to your satisfaction, you will be given the

opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for

yourservices rendered (as our Representative in Canada, Africa, America,

Asia and Europe).



We often give out 10% to our Company Representative (each)

that works with us.Please, if you are interested, acknowledge the receipt of

this email for further instuctions from Board of SINOSTEEL

CORPORATION by forwarding to us your details



Name

Home address

Home and Office phone

Fax

Occupation

Company

Position

Age



Nationality



Thanks in Advance,



Mr. Johnson Wu

MD./CEO,SINOSTEEL CORPORATION

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