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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.
  • +447031967201 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR ROBERT ALLENS" <robertallens@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:29:33 +0000
Subject: Acknowledging your email

Dear Foerstmann,

 

Am in reciept of your mail and i do hope we can work together to make this claim a huge success for both of us .you should be ready and prepared to make sure that you honestly work with me in every way you can knowing fully well that with good understnding and commitment we will execute this project with 100% success. what ever cost that may be incured in this process will be jointly covered by both of us if there  is any and  am also assuring you that if we work as a team on this project, only seven working days will be required to process this claim into your account provided you follow my instructions.

 
First of all,i will have to write a letter  of introduction/Authorization to the finance company in canada where the deposit is currently been housed and where the fund was desposited by late Mr Stephen Tunku, Distributive Financial services. my letter will be Introducing you as the next of kin to the estate in their custody and  Send me the following. 
 
*Your Occupation
*your Names
* Your Addresses
* Your age
* Your Marital status
* Your age
* Your direct phone and fax number
 
regards,
Dr Robert
M.D.L +447031967201

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