419 scam: "yen takashi" <yentakashi14@hotmail.com> message

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
- yentakashi14@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "yen takashi" <yentakashi14@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:31:17 +0000
Subject: message

Yen Takashi
Centre for Contemporary Art
2-6-1 3F Ogura Yahata-Higashi-ku,.
Kitakyushu 805-0059 ,Japan.
Phone +81288976000
Fax + 81288976000
http://www.cca-kitakyushu.org/

Goodday,.
We the Members Board of Directors,.CCA [Centre for Contemporary Art] are
seeking respective Agents in our Canada/America market region.We
produce,exhibit and sell:-Art/Crafts,jewelry of all kinds.We Officially seek
your partnership to establish a medium of getting to our various Clients
with respect to their outstanding payments onwardly to be made through you
to us,CCA [Centre for Contemporary Art,.Japan].

We welcome your revert confirming your interest for these official
collection purpose.Subject to your completion of further Official
endorsements/registration
you will be informed accordingly.
Anticipating your interest,forward name,residential/postal address and
phone/fax numbers.

Below is respective consultant of the company you can contact for further
details:-yentakashi14@hotmail.com
Ms.Yen Takashi

Thank You.,
Centre for Contemporary Art,.Japan.

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