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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • hank_juk@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister emiaka" <barrister_emi_isaac@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:36:13 +0000
Subject: UNGENTLY

DEAR MR VAART

AM BARRISTER EMIAKA UNDER LAW OF THE COMPANY
MR VAART AM HERE BY INTRODUCING THE COMPANY PRODUCT TO YOU WITH THE INITIAL
OBJECTIVE OF INDEPENDENTLY DEVELOPING THE CRUD OIL COMPANY LIMITED IN
NIGERIA.WE HAVE PURSUED DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMICAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
DEVELOPMENT OF CRUD IOL PRODUCT AND SYNTHESIS OF BULK CRUD OIL. AS A RESULT,
SALES AMOUNT OF CRUD OIL PRODUCT INDEPENDENTLY DEVELOPED BECAME TO ACCOUNT
FOR ABOUT 12% OF THE TOTAL SALES OF OUR COMPANY AND THE BULK SYNTHESIS
TECHNOLOGY HAS REACHED THE LEVEL WHERE MANY PEOPLE BUY AND BOOK FOR OUR
PRODUNT ALL OVER THE WORLD, THOSE PEOPLE GAIN MORE PROFIT FROM THE PRODUCT.
THIS GOODS IS OVER$37.5 MILLION US DOLLAR,WE CAN GIVE YOU FOR A LOAN AFTER
SELLING IT, THEN YOU WILL HAVE YOUR OWN PASSENSTAGE,AND THE COMPANY WILL
HAVE THERE OWN PASSENT, YOUR OWN PASSET WILL BE 40% AND THE COMPANY WILL
HAVE 60%, BUT IN ONE CONDITION.
WILL NEED TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHO WILL ARE DOING BUSINESS WITH, SO WE"LL
LIKE YOU TO SEND YOUR VARITIFICATION INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR.
IF YOU ARE INSTRESTED TO MAKE BUSINESS WITH THE COMPANY CONTACT THE MANAGER
BY MAILLING HIM ON.
HANK_JUK@YAHOO.COM


FROM
FUJISAWA NIGERIA CRUD OIL COMPANY LTD

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