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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: benjamin giggs <benjamin.giggs@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:01:50 -0700
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE REQUEST




Jiangsu Tianjin Chemical & steel raw materials Industrial Company Limited.
Room 06-08, Floor 12B,No. 19 Wunjing Road, Shanghai, China
Dear sir/madam
we are a group of business men who deal on steel related rawmaterials and export into America/Canada/Europe and AsiaWe are searching for representatives who can help us establish amedium of getting to our costumers, as well as making payments through youto us.
Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity tonegotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as ourrepresentative in America/Canada/Europe and Australia.
Notify your interest by sending " I AM INTERESTED IN BECOMINGA REP TO YOUR COMPANY" to benjamin.giggs@hotmail.comand you will attended to in the shortestpossible time and further details will be made known to you.
Very Respectfully,james jackson.
Procurement Manager
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE.


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