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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:
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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.
  • info_jyubenwoodwork_company@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR JYU BEN <info_jyubenwoodwork_company@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:19:47 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Await Your Urgent Reply


Singsing Rd.,Heng Tang
128 Industrial Park Tong Xia,
Dongguan,
Kwangtung, China
Ref No: WWT/127

Hello Ms Ottilia Koch,

First i must thank you for understanding And the consideration to be our payment officer via our costumers who are already and able to pay some of the outstanding bills.

And in reciept of your email you sent to us was will noted mind you as soon as you send us your full details we will be sending you an agreement letter And Also an Attach letter of Appointment to be able to seal up this transaction.
Your role in this endeavour is to serve as our agent to get to our customers who buys our product and helping us collecting their outstanding money which they owe to our comapany.

All we require most from you is your trust And hardworking to be able to help collect our money from our customer who is ready to make payment for goods bought from our company here in china.

For the first 60days you will receive 10% commission on every transaction processed

After the 60day trial period,commission will increase to 15% from any amount you help us collect from our customers in your region and you will be given an instruction on how to remitte the balance funds to us,in return.

Please be adviced that we will have to begin the necessary process of approving you as our agent/partner on our receipt of your understanding and your sincere abilities. Upon receipt of your mail we will inform you on the next step to follow as regards our approval for you to being our representative.Please recomfirm the information forwarded to us.And if there is any other information you require check our website. The link is below

1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9.FAX NUMBER:
10.ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
11.COUNTRY:
12.NAME OF COMPANY:
BELOW IS OUR COMPANY HEADQUARTER WEBSITE
WEBSITE:billiard.sportsnet.com.tw
EMAIL: INFO_JYUBENWOODWORK_COMPANY@YAHOO.COM.CN
Best Regards
Mr Jyu Ben
MD/CEO



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