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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.
  • +447024067037 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "dt_pm1970@terra.es" <dt_pm1970@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:53:09 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: ONLINE JOB OFFER!!!!!!!!!!!!



My name is Pamela Daniels,I am the sales manager of ZHONGSHAN MFG LTD CO,a company that deals in the import and export of Cocoa,Rubber,Cotton and textiles materials,we are in search of a trustworthy representative in USA that can help as a link between our company and customers in the USA.I would like to know if you are interested.Respond only if you will like to work from home part-time and get paid weekly without leaving or it affecting your present job.Please if you are interested respond back by forwarding the following informations to dt_pms1971@yahoo.com.Upon confirmed receipt of an email from you i would be sending the company's Employment form for you to fill and send back to me these would be used for verification purposes.Hope to hear from you soon.

Pamela Daniels
ZHONGSHAN MFG LTD CO
84 Francis Court, Macarthur Close,
Erith. DA81DQ.
Phone #:+447024067037
:+447024071428







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