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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)
• 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.
  • argecomchina206@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • marksmitharge@mail2webmaster.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jsbussone@mchsi.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:45:39 +0000
Subject: Wuxi Wanli Chemical and Hydraulic Co.,Ltd Needs You!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,
It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organization. We
are experts in the sale of raw materials.We export into the
Canada/America
and some parts of Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our customers in America/Canada and Europe as well as to
ensure debts being owe the company are recovered.
Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be
very glad.We shall ensure to forward to you details of customers to
recover such debts.
Our Company's main products includes:
* Chines China (INOXIHP) high-pressured water pump valve
* Chines cleaning equipment
* The SEIM industry screw rod pumps and the high-pressured gear pump
* Elegant standard (ARGE) industry product series
* Japan greatly lives (Taisei) the fat liquor filter and the fat liquor
purification equipment
* Japan greatly lives (Taisei) the series product
* Each kind of specification import fat liquor filter element
* The measuring instrument and measures presses the product
* The tube clamps and the hydraulic pressure tool
* English WEBTEC hydraulic pressure reflectoscope reflector
* English OLEO hydraulic pressure buffer
* Hydraulic pump, the cylinder, the proportion valve, examination
repair
service
* Design manufacture hydraulic pressure complete set of equipment and
hydraulic pressure test platform
* Design manufacture metallurgical industry high pressure water
equipment
RENUMERATION:
You will receive a commision of 10% For every payment made by our
clients to you and do note that this payments will run into several
thousands
of dollars.
Please contact us on this for more information via our company
secretary,
Mrs. Kim Chow at, argecomchina206@yahoo.com.cn
Secretary
Website: www.arge.com.cn
Wuxi Wanli Chemical and Hydraulic Co.,Ltd
(WWCH)

If you are interested, we will require you to write and send to the
secretary, your full names,telephone/fax number and contact address.
We await your positive response.
Regards,
Mr. Mark Smith
PERSONEL MANAGER.
Wuxi Wanli Chemical and Hydraulic Co.Ltd
www.arge.com.cn
marksmitharge@mail2webmaster.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam