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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:

• 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.
  • +447040104588 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Smith Graham" <smithgraham3@msn.com>
Reply-To: hsbcbank1@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 23:48:44 +0000
Subject: Fund release Notification

International Transfer
Processing Department
HSBC Bank USA
London branch
Thames Exchange
10 Queen Street Place
London EC4R 1BQ
United Kingdom
Tel.+447040104588

Attn:Honourable Contractor


Sir,
Fund release Notification

This is to notify you that we have recieved an irrevocable mandate from the
Federal Government of Nigeria to urgently release an amount of $12.5m(Twelve
Million and five hundred united states Dollars) being part payment of your
over due contract Fund.
The instruction for this fund release which was recieved on the 22ND of
August 2005 stipulates that you must reconfirm the below stated followings
before your transfer will be effected:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession , age and marital status.
5) Int'l passport or driver's license


We await your prompt response for immediate release of your fund to you.

Congratulations!

Regards,

Dr.John Shaw.



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