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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 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.
  • jiapengmachinery01@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jiapengmachinery01@mchsi.com (Beijign Jiapeng Machinery Co., Ltd.)
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:50:06 +0000
Subject: OUTSOURCE AGENT REQUIRED

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is our greatest pleasure to inform you about our company and desire
to source for an outsource agent, and please kindly be advised that we
are specializing in Iveco auto parts and 20 years more experience to
export world-wide including Europe,America, Asia,etc.Presently we have
clients who are in need of our products in these areas,we are looking for
outsource agents to help us collect our funds from services rendered as
well as help supply these goods to them in due time for which we are
prepared to offer a business commission for every fund collected in all
transactions with our customers in due course as well
as supplied deliveries made to clients from our import and export.

We are the leading company that engaged in Iveco parts in China, for
your more details on Iveco parts. You can get the details from our
website (http://www.jiapeng.com.cn).

Your warmly attention and earlier reply would be very much appreciated
.please do forward your particulars for further negotiations to our private
email
address (jiapengmachinery01@yahoo.com.cn) in manner presented below

1.Full Name
2.Contact Address
3.Company Name/Occupation
4.Phone Number
5.Age

Best Very Regards,
Dr. Lu Chu Puing
[Foreign Trade Manager]
Beijign Jiapeng Machinery Co., Ltd.

Nb: If Interested please reply to our confidential email address below;
jiapengmachinery01@yahoo.com.cn

Anti-fraud resources:

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