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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.
  • +2348033416471 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jimmy Fredric" <jimmyfredric47@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: obinna_73@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:34:14 +0100
Subject: Dear, George Daniel Ionescu

I am happy to inform you that I have today completed all the legal
requirements as it regards to this transaction and I apologies for not
keeping you updated I wish to let you know that the holding bank in London
shall contact you any moment from now as all the legal documents obtained in
your favor with all your personal information you gave to me has already
being today sent to the bank in London to further contacting you.

On that positive development I shall advice that you always keep me updated
with your corresponds and transaction with the bank, so that I shall always
be updated in time to direct you so as to avoid any risk of unregulated in
this transaction from you side to the bank which might put this whole
transaction at risk.

Once again I shall ask that you make available a contact number to me to
enable me always talk to you on this matter. My personal mobile number is
+2348033416471.

Thank you, awaits your positive responds.

Jimmy.

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