419 scam: "Shanghai Toys Imp./Exp.Co.,Ltd" <shanghaitoysco6464@yahoo.com.hk> Hi

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "% commission" (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. )
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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: "Shanghai Toys Imp./Exp.Co.,Ltd" <shanghaitoysco6464@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: shanghaitoysco4646@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:34:35 -0400
Subject: Hi

Hi,

Please confirm the receipt of this mail due to the urgency of this matter.
After a careful review, we are contacting you to represent our company
Shanghai Toys Imp./Exp.Co.,Ltd based in China (www.shanghaitoys.com ) in
Europe ,North / American Region. We have been referred to you by your local
state chambers of commerce.

Shanghai Toys Imp. & Exp. Co.Ltd,is an enterprising company professionally
handling toys and light industrial products import and export business and
other products for world trade.We are searching for representatives who can
help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in Europe and America
as well as making payments through you (as our payment officer) to
us.Payment from our America and Europe customers to us are very slow.It is
upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand as our representative
in your country before our management will commence legal proceedings
against these delinquent customers as soon as practicable.

You will contact our customers on our behalf with their information duly
forwarded and collect their payment/or will instruct them to contact you as
the assigned liaison officer in charge.

Basic payment for services will be:-For the first 180 days,representatives
will receive 10% commission on every transaction processed and the balance
will be paid into an account we will avail to you.After the 180 day
period,commission will increase to 15% on turn-overs collected from our
customers.

For more information and further proceedings, please reply with the
following details:-

1).Full name;.............
2).Residential address;...
3).Occupation;............
4).Position held;.........
5).Marital status;........
6).Direct Tel.#;..........
7).Fax #;.................

We look forward in working with you,as you send your response back to us.

Thanks in advance.
Very Respectfully,
Zhang Wu
(Director of finance/sales),
STIEC,139 An Yuan Road Shanghai China
Post Code : 200041.

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