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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.
  • +447024070125 (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.
  • globalexpressdeliverymanager1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: secerrolland_office bob <secerrolland_office@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:33:15 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: Email


ATTN:
IN RESPOND TO THIS MAIL,YOU ARE TO CONTACT COURIER COMPANY THEY ARE IN CHARGE OF DELIVERY AND SHIPMENT OF THE PACKAGE.SEND YOU DETAILS TO THEM WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO DELIVER YOUR PACKAGE TO,ALL GUARANTEE WILL BE SEND TO YOU IN THE PACKAGE.PLASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR DELIVERY FEE BEFORE YOUR PACKAGE CAN BE LOCATED TO YOU.CONTACT DELIVERY COMPANY WITH EMAIL:globalexpressdeliverymanager1@yahoo.co.uk
OFFICER NUMBER:+447024070125.GOOD LUCK AND STAY BLESS

REGARD
SECERROLLAND


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