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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • jacobwilliams@rediffmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Con Oil And Gas Company" <con_oilgas@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jacobwilliams@rediffmail.com
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 08:52:28 +0000
Subject: REGIONAL AGENT NEEDED!!

CONOIL AND GAS PLC
UNITS 2A AND 2B,OLYMPIC WAY,
SEFTON BUSINESS PARK AINTREE LIVERPOOL,
L30 1RD.UNITED KINGDOM
TELE: 44 703 190 7668 (8.am - 5pm)
FAX: 44 870 135 1031 (24hrs)

Regional Agent Needed

Sir/Madam,

Top of the day to you. we are OPEC members that deals on crude oil, raw
materials and export to Canada, America, Europe and Asia. I will want to
solicit for your assistance as agent/representative of my company in
collecting payments that is due for services and supplies we rendered.
Please If you are availlable for this job,I will want
you to furnish me with your full details as outline below, so as to enable
me give you further details.
NB:That you will only be allowed to represent this company in your your
region or state.
Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person, as in most cases
payments will be made through you to
our company in the course of transaction. And more so, you will be entitled
to some percentage and
motivations in every payments that you are able to receive for us from our
customers.

NAME.................................................
MAILING ADDRESS......................................
AGE:.................................................
STATUS:..............................................
STATE/COUNTRY........................................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS......................................
COMPANY NAME (If any)................................
OCCUPATION...........................................

On our receipt of the above details we shall verify and confirm your contact
details before accreditation as approved agent.

All response should be send to:
Jacob Williams
TELE: 44 703 190 7668 (8.am - 5pm)
FAX: 44 870 135 1031 (24hrs)
Email:jacobwilliams@rediffmail.com

Thanks in advance for your interest.
Yours in service
Joyce Rose

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