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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.
  • astrachemicals12006@web2mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: contact info <astra_12007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <astrachemicals12006@web2mail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:49:50 -0400
Subject: OFFER






TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Astra Chemicals is an innovative, reliable supplier and manufacturer of high quality biochemicals, amino acids,pharmaceutical intermediates,herb extracts,oleochemicals, agrochemicals, dyes and pigments,industrial and specialty chemicals, surfactants and cleaning chemicals, for scientific and industrial applications. Through our commitment to innovation,cutting-edge technology, high quality products and industry leading service excellence we are able to deliversignificant advantage to our global customers and partners.

Astra Chemicals'extensive knowledge and understanding of the China chemical and pharmaceutical industries is convincing. This, coupled with our expertise in those key areas of procurement,supply-chain, and logistics to create a truly world-classteam for quality chemical and pharmaceutical products in China.

Astra Chemicals creates advanta! ge in several ways: High Quality Products Delivering excellent value,high quality products to create superior added value for our customers is one of the fundamentals of our business model.Our products are manufactured and supplied to consistently high standards including ISO 9000 and ISO 14000. I write to solicit your assistance in working with me asmy payment agent who can help us establish a medium of getting to my customers in Canada, America,south America,and Europe as well as making payments through you to me.You will be duly be paid of every payment made through you to me.Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as my representative/Payment agent.

Please if you are interested forward to me your phone/fax number and your full contact address.

Thank you as i await your further response. And you can also reach me on my alternative email at astrachemicals12006@web2mail.com

Yours Faithfully,Mr.Micheal Wang


ASTRA CHEMICALS LTD27/F, Unit E, Shield Industrial Centre84/92 Chai Wan Kok Street Tsuen Wan Hong Kong. You are to furnish this office with a copy of any valid form of your identification. The form of IDENTIFICATION that's required must be either a copy of your international passport, drivers licence. You are to scan and send as an email attachment.BELOW IS THE REQUIRED DETAIL NEEDED.NAME:....................................................... .................................................................COMPANY NAME IF ANY:................... .............................................................................ADDRESS:.. ........................................................................ ........................................CITY:................................................... ......................................................................STATE:.…................ ................ ZIPCODE.......................................................................COUNTRY:................................................ ...................................................................MONTHLY INCOME................................................................... ......................................TEL:.................................................................. FAX:...........................…......................EMAIL ADDRESS:............................................................................................................ ..............................................WEBSITE:................................................................. .....OCCUPATION: .....................…................................................ .......................................MARITAL STATUS: .........................................................................................................DATE OF BIRTH: ............................................................................................................SIGNATURE(TYPE IN YOUR NAMES): ..................................................................................DATE:.............. …......................................................................................................... Note that all your personal information which you provide has to been INDEX CODED INTO OUR CENTRAL AUTHOMATED COMPUTER SYSTEM and it is required of you to provide your occupation. I await your urgent cooperation in this regards, Sincerely. Mr.Micheal WangASTRA CHEMICALS LTD
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