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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Chan Williams Chong" <chn_alii@yhoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:48:09 -0700
Subject: REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED URGENTLY!

Baker's Foods Bhd Sdn.
Lot 11-12 jalan cheras
off segar jaya 52000.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

BAKER'S FOODS BHD SDN
Sells Vegemite, Kraft cheese,Kraft Peanut Butter, Maxwell House coffee, Oreo cookies, Ritz biscuits, Captain's Table crackers,Philadelphia cream cheese, and Toblerone chocolates. We have reached big sales volume in the european market and now are trying to penetrate the Northern American market. Quite soon we will open representative offices and authorized sales centers in North America and therefore we are currently looking for people who will assist us in establishing a new distribution network there. The fact that despite the Nothern America market is new for us we already have regular clients also speaks for itself.
WHY YOU?
The international money transfer tax for legal entities (companies) in Australia is 35%, whereas for the individual it is only 10%. Thats why we need you, We need agents to receive payment for our products in their locality and to resend the money back to us. This way we will save money because of tax decreasing.
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN?
8%-10% from each sale/resale operation! For instance: you receive 2000 USD to your bank account. You will withdraw the money and keep $160 (8% from $2000) for yourself! At the beginning your commission will equal 8%, though later it will increase up to 10%.
ADVANTAGES
You do not have to go out as you will work as an independent contractor right from your home office.Your job is absolutely legal. You can earn up to $4000-5000 depending on time you will spend in this business. You do not need any capital to start. The employees who make efforts and work hard have a strong possibility to become managers. Anyway our employees never leave us.
If you are interested in our offer, please feel free to ask for the general provision of the Contract.

Respectfully Submitted,
Mr.CHAN. WILLIAMS CHONG
MANAGER/CONSULTANT OFFICER
chn_alii@yahoo.com
BAKER'S COMPANY FOODS BHD. SDN.

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