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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.
  • +31623526944 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Johson Gary <johnsongary2006@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnson2005gary@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:23:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOD BE WITH YOU


My Beloved Brother,

How are you today and the ministry ,I hope fine .

I am very sick and worried about everything,I want you to contact the security company to and find out if this fund is thing intact for you to come carry.

This is the security company contact again please contact them.


COMPANY NAME;APPGATE SECURITIES AND VAULTS,AMSTERDAM,THE CONTACT PERSON; MARCEL FRITZ
NETHERLANDS.
TEL,+31623526944
EMAIL;APPGATEINFO@EUROPE

I wait for your response today.

My regards to you in the name of the lord and stay blessed.
Johnson Gary.




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