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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.
  • +447040116587 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "johngibsonlcd.com" <johngibs@web014.ahp01.lax.affinity.com>
Reply-To: Jjohnwalctt@aol.com
Date:
Subject: Job offer for you

Hi,
How do you do?

My name is John walcott. I just read and reviewed your resume posted online and I would be very interested In giving you a part-time paying job in which you could earn a minimum of 2,000usd - 3,000usd monthly.

This job would be based on contract and commission terms, it is a part-time job and it would involve quite a lot of trust and honesty. It has just been structured to make you earn something tangible this year without hindering your daily activity.

If you would be willing to include a good-paying, part time job to your daily list of activities, then you could kindly reply my email(Jjohnwalctt@aol.com) and I would be glad to give you more information. I will be glad to hear from you ASAP.

Have a lovely day.
John walcott
New forge Lane
Belfast
BT 9 5 PX
+447040116587
Jjohnwalctt@aol.com






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