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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.
  • chang.yuwan1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Susan Bernet <sus.bernet2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <sus.bernet@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:52:14 +0000
Subject: BE OUR AGENT


Dear Sir,Ma A company, Delixi Consults based in People Republic of China, is inneed of representatives in Europe and North America to represent itsinterests with some companies that export products from China to thiscontinents.This message is sent in english for universal understanding.Ourcompany Tao & Wang Associate, a small consultant company in P.R. of Chinahas been mandated to seek individuals in North America for thispurpose. We are able to get your email address with the help of marketingresearch based on your location. The representatives will act as a receiving payment agents and alsoplacing orders for goods and products from customers,You can becompensated with between 7% and 15% for your service. We guarantee you aminimum of$2,000 monthly part time and canreach$20,000 based on the volume and experience as time goes on. All this ispossible because of delay in getting approval for oversea branch. If youare interested and for more information, please send an email with yourname and address and cell phone number to our Human ResourcesAdministrator:
Name: chang yuwangEmail: chang.yuwan1@hotmail.com Yours Faithfully, susan Bernet MarketingDelixi Consults & Co.www.delixi.com

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