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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.
  • +2348056403133 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • dennyholdings@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: omoigbe denny <dennyholdings@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 12:35:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: LOAN OFFER


LOAN OFFER
Sir/Madam

Zico oils Nig LTD a subsidiary of denny holdings is notifying the general public of its loan offer.
Denny holdings is a registered and certified loan company which has been on operation over five years.You are to contact our sectional manager.
Mr Omoigbe Bassy.
dennyholdings@yahoo.com
+2348056403133
Our loan offer ranges from 1000 USD (ONE THOUSAND USD) to 10,000 USD (THEN THOUSAND USD)
NB. All our loan clients are expected to have a collateral worth 70% of the they loan required.
Yours Faithfully,
omoigbe denny.


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