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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.
  • +447031911375 (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.
  • dave_cole@yahoo.co.uk
  • dave_cole@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Farlane" <pfarlane3@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:31:53 +0100
Subject: Mail Alert (Representative Needed For Ricoh Company)

Attention Friend

Mr. David Cole is a representative of Ricoh Company Limited Product &
Manufacturing (RCL) based in UNITED KINGDOM. With branches in so many
parts of the world who deals on Color Multifunctional & W
Multifunctional, Color Printers, B & W Printers, wide Format Copiers,
Facsimiles,
Digital Duplicators, Scanners Product Related Solutions....Digital
Cameras,DVD+R/RW,35mm Cameras, Multimedia Devices, as well as raw materials,
etc as a branch of our numerous services. For more on our products,
consult our web site www.ricoh.co.uk

They are seeking for a representative in the America and Europe. One
who will act as a medium for reaching out to their clients in those areas
and also for clients o make payment through them to us. They want to
employ your services so you can work for them.

As a representative and payment officer, you are entitled to 10% of
whatever payments made to you after which we shall direct you as to how to
remit the balance to us via an account which we shall make available to
you later. It’s upon this we seek your honest cooperation and
assistance to establish a cordial relationship with our clients. If you are
interested, Please, to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if
accepted, do send Mr. David Cole an E-mail: dave_cole@yahoo.co.uk

Mr. David Coles
Managing Director,
Ricoh Company Limited (RCL)
Ricoh (UK)
Head Office
Atlantic House
Holboru Viaduct, London
ECIA 2FG
Tell: +447031911375
Fax: +448704902355
E-mail: dave_cole@yahoo.co.uk
www.ricoh.co.uk

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