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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
  • southartscenechina777@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: contactpos0002@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 18:45:07 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?COMPANY=20REPRESENTATIVE=20NEEDED=20URGENTLY=21=21=21=21?=

Dear Sir/Madam.

I am Mrs,Chen Shuxi, marketing manager of SOUTH ART SCENE CHINA ARTS
AND CRAFTS IMPORT / EXPORT in China. we are a group of business men and
women who deal on Chinese Arts and Crafts, and we want to expand our
business into United State,Canada and some part of Europe.

We are searching for reliable representatives who can Help us establish
a medium of getting to our customers and receiving payment from our
customers who are indebted to the company in Your respective country
without language barrier and communication Gap.
Please if you are interested in this lucrative business with us,we will
be very glad.

Please for more information on what we require from our agent, you can
send message via mail to our administrative department,
Email:(southartscenechina777@yahoo.co.uk).
On your response to our proposal you shall be given all neccessary
informations on how we operate and on how payment are to be made to you
as our representative as well as how we pay for your services
rendered to the company as A representative.

You can view what we deal on at our web Site www.artscenechina.com

Thanks In advance
Mrs.Chen Shuxi.
Marketing Manager
South Art Scene China.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam