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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Deepak Jatia" <apply_ansi@msn.com>
Reply-To: chutan_ansi@uk2.net
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 08:32:59 +0000
Subject: "We wish to employ you."

ANSI GROUP LTD
Associated Stone Industries (Kotah) Ltd.
419-B, Joshiwadi, 2nd Floor, Kalbadevi Road
Mumbai - 400 002
Maharashtra (India)
Email: inquiry_ansi@msn.com

Dear Prospective Representative,

I am Mr. Deepak Jatia, the Executive Director of a group of business
Persons, from India who deals on raw materials. we export into
America/Europe/Asia and Africa; my office with a Procurement officer is
presently based in London, England. Where he can easily reach out to
everyone and everybody can also reach out to him. This is because, alot of
people complain of not being able to make long distance call to India and
also we are contemplating on setting up a market in one of the European
countries.

Meanwhile, because of the heavy nature of business that we went through in
our last month`s fair, alot of Credit is being owe our company ranging to
the tune of USD$22.5 million. This amount is owed us by individuals and co
operate bodies all over. This led us to searching for Representatives in
countries or near countries where we have Creditors owing from USD$30,000.
Whereby this Creditors can make payments through you to us.

Please, we would like you to consider this position we have offered to you,
by Representing us in your Region thereby transacting business between us
and the Creditors, we shall be very glad if this offered is considered by
you. We look forward to doing business with you, also please bear in mind
that you are only entitled to a 10% of any payment made through you to us
each time you receive
payment from any of our Creditor.

For inquiry into this position, all correspondence should be addressed to
the Procurement office in London through the headman there, MR CHAU TAN
MANPOONG, at chutan1011_ansi@uk2.net .

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Deepak Jatia
Executive Director
Associated Stone Industries (Kotah) Ltd.

NOTE:
Be informed that this proposal is only open to you within the next 96 hours,
if there be not reply from you within this time, it is considered you are
not in tune with our demand.


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