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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
  • +448704460709 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Accounts Department <accounts@surreypbmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 05:44:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: {Disarmed} ACCOUNT ACTIVATION FINAL REMINDER


Dear Customer,

Please contact your Personal Banker ANDREW WILLIAMS immediately:
Mr. Andrew Williams
E-Mail: awilliams@surreypbmail.com
Telephone: Tel: +44-870-446-0709 Extension 7
for more information on account activation.

As your account will be terminated within the next couple of days for non-activation.


Yours Faithfully,


Accounts Department
_______________________________________________________________________________
This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named in the TO Column, of this e-mail. If you have received this and are not the named addressee, Please notify the sender.
The sender therefore does not accept liability for any error or omission in the contents of this message, which arises as a result of e-mail transmission.

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