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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.
• 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.
  • +34658575544 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • josehcarlos35@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jose hernandez carlos" <josehcarlos35@mixmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:15:44 +0100
Subject: Comfirm your interest.

Dear,
I has just discovered after this years total tax account of year 2005 which was presented to Broad and Shareholders of a reputable
security depositing firm here in Spain that some depositors have their deposit without complaints and unclaimed like Mr. Claude Masson
deputy publisher, Montreal the Press who deposited 7.5million Cash and Bond . His current position is well known to me before I
decided to contact you, after all my effort to seek for somebody that leaves and reside at Quebec Canada or for any of the
Massons family member or relative .
Through my research I found out that he was in Egypt Air Flight 990,1999 air crash alone
with his wife Mrs. Jeannine Bourdages, involvement too. If no one come up as the next of kin or relative this fund
and bonds will be diverted to government fund by first quarter of this new year. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting
and notarisation of the will and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favour .

All the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful
execution of this matter.
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details.
Regards,
Jose H.M. Carlos
josehcarlos35@mixmail.com
(+34-658-575-544)

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