419 scam: "thomas solomon" <solomotomas2005@hotmail.com> RE: Proposal...its real.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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.
- +2348060918028 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "thomas solomon" <solomotomas2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:49:32 +0000
Subject: RE: Proposal...its real.

Hello Friend,
Thanks for your kind reply to my email. Yes, it is real and genuine but
before I can detail you further try as much as possible to acknowledge this
email and provide your telephone number where you can be reach always or
better still you give me a call to my mobile phone number: 234-8060918028
for discussion as this will indicate your level of serioiusness.

I wait to hear from you.

Regards,

Thomas Solomon.

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