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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031847390 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • noch_hbk@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "chan noch" <nochhbk0002@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:57:37 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION!!!


UK TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMPANY

TELL/FAX:
+447031847390,+447031848777
EMAILS:noch_hbk@yahoo.com
WEBSITE:WWW.UKTRADEINVEST.GOV.UK
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I AM ANDREW CAHN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UK TRADE AND INVESTMENT
COMPANY(UTIC), UK TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMPANY, IS A SUBSIDIARY OF THE WORLD
RENOWNED U.K GOVERNMENT COMPANY THAT FACILITATE GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT
IN INTERNATIONAL REGIONS AND ARE PRODUCING AND MARKETING NOT ONLY HIGH
QUALITY SPECIALTY
AIM: PROJECT COORDINATOR NEEDED. CURRENTLY WE ARE EXPANDING AND HAVE A
LIMITED NUMBER OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. WE ARE SEARCHING FOR WORKERS
WHO WILL BE EMPLOYED IN OUR COMPANY. SO I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
ADVERTISE OUR NEWLY ESTABLISHED COMPANY LOOKING FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN
YOUR COUNTRY FOR MUTUAL BENEFITS. WE HAVE SOME MAPPED OUT FUND AVAILABLE
FOR INVESTMENT IN YOUR COMPANY IN YOUR COUNTRY AS A FOREIGN PARTNER. IN THIS
REGARDS THE INVESTMENT IS NEGOTIABLE BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS AS IN WHAT TO
INVEST AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION'S. WELL WE SHALL BE IN SPEAKING
TERMS AS SOON AS OUR REQUESTS INTEREST YOU.


WE ARE ALSO HAVING ANOTHER PROJECT AS IN RECRUITMENT OF WORKERS OF
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK IN OUR COMPANY. WE ARE LOOKING
FOR INTELLIGENT, HARDWORKING AND RELIABLE WORKERS/JOB SEEKERS WITH A GOOD
QUALITATIVE EDUCATION. YOUR QUALIFICATIONS ARE THE UTMOST DETERMINANT TO
POSITION YOU WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IN OUR COMPANY.

WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE PERSON WHO CAN HELP US TO ARRANGE
WORKERS IN YOUR COUNTRY. THIS IS NEGOTIABLE AS WE ARE GOING TO PAY YOU IN
EACH PERSON YOU GET FOR US. AS MANY WORKERS AS YOU GET, AS YOUR PAY WILL BE.

UK TRADE AND INVESTMENT IS A NEWLY ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT COMPANY THAT HAVE
VACANCIES FOR IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT IN VARIOUS FIELDS OF IMPORT-EXPORT
DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION&INSTALLATION, NDT, GEOLOGY, PROJECT
MANAGEMENT. WELDING AND FABRICATION, PLANT/START-UP, MAINTENANCE,
MECHANICAL/TECHNICAL/DESIGN/COMPUTER ENGINEERING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONING, AVIATION&MEDICALS EXPERTS IN RE-JOB ID
PSC/JV/ESOC 01145-06 CUM YOUR APPLICATION.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO COOPERATING WITH YOU BY SENDING YOUR RESUMES/CV
IMMEDIATELY.

THANKS AND REGARDS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CLAN NOCH

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam