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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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • infoanpingwiremesh28@yahoo.com
  • chrisblean@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: chrisblean@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:45:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Work With us


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: infoanpingwiremesh28@yahoo.com



- Dear Sir/Madam Anping Wire Mesh Company. is engaged in manufacture and sales of metal wire mesh and wire mesh products. The company enjoys latest wire mesh machines, strong technical development and research capability and complete quality control system. With choice materials, we mainly produce stainless steel wire mesh, chain link fence, stainless steel wire, galvanized wire, barbed wire, woven wire mesh and woven wire cloth, welded wire mesh,galvanized wire mesh, wire products, wire mesh machines and other wire products. We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in America Canada Europe as well as making payments through you to us. Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be very glad, Please contact us for more information. 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 in America/Canada/Europe. Your reward for helping us to collect such an outstanding debt will be 10% of whatever money that is being paid to our Company through your Account. You are also entitled to a monthly salary of $3,000 after three months of transacting with us. There are other benefit as you grow with us. Please forward to us your phone number and your full contact address to this company: Company Name:-- Position:--Full Name:--Sex:--Age:---Address:---(p.o.box NOT Allowed) Zip Code:-City:-State--Country-Phone--Fax--Email address:-- For more details, response should be sent to chrisblean@gmail.com Thanks for your anticipated action and we hope to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Chris Blean CEO/PRESIDENT ANPING WIRE MESH CO., LTD URL: http://www.wire-product.com Copyright@ 2008 Anping Wire Mesh Co., Ltd. All rights reserved

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