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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)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • dr_jambojet_bairth_hook@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mr jambojet bairth <mr_jambojet_bairth_hook@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:44:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTENCE


Dear sir/MADAM

I wish to bring to your notice an investment proposal that requires your assistance.I am Mr JAMBOJET Bairth hook the managing director of JAMTRACY loan and finance house ACCRA GHANA. This is a business of $35 million US Dollars belonging to my company which we presently Have with a security and finance company here in Ghana .JAMTRACY loan house was co-owed by me and a Briton who was the brain behind its establishment .My colleague was a director in a UK oil giant BP.

The collapse of JAMTRACY that led to our fund going to the security Company started when my associate MR TRACY KARL was accused of being involved in oil bunkering [illegal oil lifting] when investigation confirmed that he has been sponsoring the business for more than 4years,he ran away. All effort made by my government to get him through BP AND HIS embassy was in vain for no such name existed in their record.

That was when my government decided to take action against JAMTRACY claiming that it was an avenue for bringing fund into the country for illegal oil lifting. lot of other things happened though politically motivated, that led to my being kept under security watch by the government [house arrest] I have decided to transfer this money to you country where I can re invest it in a more profiting business when I regain my freedom fully.

This where will need your assistance If you can assist me in receiving this money and keeping it for me in trust of assist in investing it i will give you $8.5 million out of this total fund for your time and assistance.

I have budgeted 1.5 million to cover every form of expenses you may incur during the course of this transaction. I have every contact that will facilitate the transfer of this fund with ought risk .what i just need is your acceptance to help in receiving this fund. I will give you more details on this when we speak on phone so reply and include your private number in the mail. please kindly get back to me visa mail dr_jambojet_bairth_hook@yahoo.com

THANKS

Mr Bairth JAMBOJET.




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