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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Connie Chen." <arnoldventure@aim.com>
Reply-To: conchen6@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:36:05 +0100
Subject: Note : as our agent, you will receive ten percent (10%).


QINHUANGDAO HONGYUE PLASTIC COMPANY

Address=3A 11#Emeishan north road=2C
Qinhuangdao Economic & Technological Development Zone=2C
Qinhuangdao=2C Herbei=2C China 066004=2E

QinHuangDao HongYue plastic company is a complex company=2C which manufacture and sell professionally plastic pipe system=2E The company is specialize in producing and selling =A1=B0HONGYUE =A1=B1 brand PVC-U water supply pipes=2C pipe fittings=3B PVC-U drain pipes=2C pipe fittings=28including solid wall drain pipes=2C double layer hollow wall pipes=2C double layer
hollow wall inner spiral pipes=2C storm sewer pipes=2C etc =29=3B PVC-U fire resistance cabling conduits=2C conduit fittings=3B PP-R water supply and hot-water supply pipes and pipe fittings=3B PE pipes=2C pipes fittings=2C PE-Xa pipes=2C PE-RT pipes=3B PP-R aluminum compound pipes=2C pipe fittings=2E
All productions are insured by China PING AN insurance company=2E

The total throughput of the company is 100=2C000 tons=2E At present=2C the second period industry park of HongYue=2C100 mu is being constructed=2E The company has many branches and offices=3B the sales network extends to north=2C south=2C east and northwest of China=2E Also exported to Russia=2C Korea=2C America=2C Australia and Canada=2E We have strong technology strength=2C advanced production and strict inspection device=2C and the company has passed ISO9001 quality control
system and ISO14001 environment management system authentication=2E

As part of our ongoing expansion project we are in search of competent individuals and companies=2C who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in America=2C Canada=2C Europe and Australia who buy our products=2C with primary duties that include receipt of funds
from them=2E

Note that=2C as our agent=2C you will receive ten percent =2810%=29 of whatever amount you receive for the company and the balance will be paid into an account we will avail to you=2E If you are interested=2C I would appreciate you forwarding to us the informations below=3B

=281=29Full names=3A
=282=29Full residential or office address=3A
=283=29Zip=2Fpostal code=3A
=284=29Country=3A
=285=29Tele=2Fcell numbers=3A
=286=29Occupation=3A
=287=29Age=3A

You are to send these informations to us via this email address=3B
conchen6=40yahoo=2Ecom=2Ecn

Your earliest response to this e-mail will be welcome=2E You will be sent
an e-mail notification in less than 24 hours of your reply=2E

Respectfully=2C
Mr=2E Connie Chen
Chairman=2E

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