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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.
  • +447066803234 (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.
  • mrjacksonclarke@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "jclarke@terra.es" <jclarke@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 01:03:34 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PART TIME JOB OFFER


My name is MR JACKSON CLARKE, the CEO of CREATIVEWORLDSARTANDCRAFT, FABRICS AND
PRINTS.The company deals in the sale of fabrics and prints works,sculptures and carvings, antique articrafts and produces various fabrics materials,batiks,assorted fabrics and various traditional costumes from all over the world and we have clients we supply weekly in the United States.The company is seeking for reliable,hardworking,responsible,loyal,honest,and hardworking someone.
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. (PAY IS GOOD)
Please if you are interested forward the following info to
(mrjacksonclarke@yahoo.com)
1.Full names 2.Phone numbers/fax 3.Full contact address
Hoping to hear from you soon.
JACKSON CLARKE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
CREATIVEWORLDSARTANDCRAFT
+447121953456
fax: + 44706-6803 234
Droogbak 4A - 12386 AB
LONDON UK
REFERENCE:34079865


PLZ KINDLY GET BACK TO ME ASAP IF YOU ARE INTERESTED FOR MORE INFORMATION






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