419 scam: "Maide Machine Co.,Ltd" <info@mai-de.com.hk> Representation service.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Maide Machine Co.,Ltd" <info@mai-de.com.hk>
Reply-To: "Maide Machine Co.,Ltd" <yiliazangg@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:31:06 -0700
Subject: Representation service.

Dear sir,

We wish to retain your services to facilitate in the retrieval of delinquent accounts and holdings from our customers in United States.These accounts have been delinquent for a while, due to the current issues posed by the current economic status affecting business owners around the world, and we have been lenient enough to give a credit period of 3 months, which started in the month of November in the year, 2008, before requesting payments. We would like for the accounts to be mediated and closed before the end of the incoming quarter. We believe that all owed funds to our company will be made payable contingent upon acquiring the assistance of your office. Also, the companies that have disarray with have been legitimate to our company for years so we believe and hope that the need for litigation will not arise. We would like to receive your retainer agreement, rates and all other essential material regarding your firm's (your) compensation policies. These, and all other material can be communicated true me for secretarial references.

I look forward to your prompt response.

Yilia Zhang
Vice President
Company:Maide machine Co.,Ltd
Add: Dongou Industrial Park,Oubei,Wenzhou,
Zhejiang,325105,China
Tel : 0086-577-67311055
Fax: 0086-577-67312002
Http : www.mai-de.com

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