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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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.
  • info_cgg_cn@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Citic Group <citicgroup25@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 08:28:18 +0100
Subject: COMPANY PAYMENT RECEIVER OFFICER IS NEEDED URGENTLY IN YOUR REGION



Rm. C, 16F, Bldg. 2, 3500, Kai Xuan Road,Shanghai, China www.guoan.com.cn
Dear Sir/Madam,

First and Foremost,i wish to introduce to you CITIC GUOAN GROUP Ltd.This company was established in 2005 and also Registered with the chinese Government.This Company is based in China and have severals Branches in Asia.
We are Basically Into Building materials as well as Build Gagantic Buildings and we export the Materials for Construction of GIGANTIC Stadium.
Presently,we are faced with some problems most especially with our payment methods as most of our clients we have in United states of America and Dubai prefer to pay us VIA CHEQUE OR WIRE TRANSFER INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT that you will provide for us Later Rather than cash.we Find it very cumbersome in accepting such payments method due to the new monetary policy in our banking systems here in China and this is crippling our business as the nature of our business is capital intensive.
We have numerous customers in United states of America and Dubai and we cannot afford to loose them due to this problem we are facing.
We hereby request for your candid hand in partnetship to act as our payment Receiver Officer for CITIC GUOAN GROUP CHINA,in other for the Company to be functional to its maximum capacity.YOU will now receive payment on Behalf of our Company from our Customers in United states of America and Dubai

Your Benefit is 10% for each payment you receive on our Behalf and this shall be a continous process.
To indicate your interest please send to us
Full Names:Your Contact Address:Telephone and Fax Number:Occupation:Age:Name of Company,if any:

Upon Receipt of this Requested informations,i shall provide you with the necessary Details of how to finally become our Company Payment Receiver Officer and is RISK FREE.
Please send your Response to: info_cgg_cn@yahoo.com.cn

Your Sincerly Engr.Alvin Zhang(CEO).CITIC GUOAN GROUP.www.guoan.com.cn
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