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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)
  • "% of every payment" (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.
  • mingshidyeingfactoryco@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ya Yang <sinkwebmail01@helloworld.com>
Reply-To: "MingshiDyeingFactoryCo@gmail.com" <MingshiDyeingFactoryCo@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 03:33:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: part time job offer


Dear Sir/Madam,
COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED
I am Mr. Ya Yang (PESIDENT/CEO}. We are a group of business men who deal on Textile materials and we export it into the Canada/America and Europe. We will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect Funds that is due for Remittion to us for the supplies of Textile materials to our potential customers in both Canada/America and Europe.
As well as making payments through you to us and earn 10% of every payment that is made through you tothe company.Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our
Representative.
Lastly' you have to be an honest and trust
worthy person, as more payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction. And if you know you can be of a great assistance in rendering such service to us. And Please' if you know you can be of a great assistance in rendering such service to us, Kindly'send to the procurement officer Via E-mail Below, by filling this form.
1.Full
Names..........
2.Residential Address...
3.Zip code/city/State......
4.Phone/Fax Number....
5.Nationality.........
6.Occupation.......
7.Company.............If Any.
8.Age........
9.bank name .........
Reply to:
MingshiDyeingFactoryCo@gmail.com
Best Regards,
Mr. Ya Yang
President/CEO/Mingshi Dyeing Factory Co., Ltd.
Web site:http:www.hbmingshi.en.alibaba.com

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