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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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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: MR JONATHAN ADAMS <replyquick@netscape.com>
Reply-To: jonathanadams@katamail.com
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 07:28:52 +05-30
Subject: BE MY PARTNER


Dear sir,
Top of the day to you.
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having
gone through your remarkable profile on the internet.Though, this
medium
(Internet)has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it
because it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of
communication
Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you I am Mr jonathan adams chief executive officer of Star Energy Group plc we are OPEC
members who deal on crude oil and raw material and export into the
Canada/America and Europe.
I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a cheque
that is due for payment to me for services and supplies i rendered.
Please if you are willing to assist, i will want you to furnish me with
your particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. Please,
you have to be an honest and trusted person, as more payments
wil be made through you in the course of this transaction.And moreso
you will be entitled to 5% of every payment that you are able to
recieve
for us from our customers.
Please contact us for more information via email with the below
informations filled out.
NAME..................................
MAILING ADDRESS.......................
AGE:..................................
STATUS:...............................
STATE/COUNTRY.........................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS.......................
COMPANY NAME..........................
OCCUPATION...............................
We look forward in working with you.
C.E.O
Mr.jonathan adams
Star Energy Group plc
Star Energy Group plc.
6th Floor
World trade center-s 213
(bombay)india
Telephone:919820839291
NB:Ignore this mail if you are not intrested in the offer
and you cannot handle large sums of money. Thank you

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