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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.
  • +447024096150 (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.
  • citizenslenders@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "citizenslenders" <citizenslenders@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 05:58:14 -0600
Subject: CITIZENS LENDERS LTD

ATTN:

CITIZENS LENDERS LTD

THIS EMAIL IS TO INFORM YOU ABOUT OUR LOAN OFFERING PROGRAMME.
WE GIVE OUT LOANS TO PEOPLE, COMPANIES, ORGANISATIONS AND MANY OTHER
INSTITUTIONS. YOU CAN GET OUR LOANS TODAY ANY WHERE YOU ARE, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO FILL ALL THE PAPER WORK INVOLVE.

CONTACT US TODAY:

MAIL: citizenslenders@yahoo.ca

or info@citizenslender.ws

PHONE: +44 702 409 6150

FAX: +44 702 400 6150




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