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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.
  • +447031909138 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christopher Woodbridge" <woodbridge_swiftinvestuk@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 02:05:09 +0100
Subject: Good-day

Good-day ,

I am Mr Wood Bridge, Financial Manager of swift investment uk, a company
who since the last one year has started deals on international
investment,loans,partnership and others i saw your ads on the internet which
drew my attention therefore i discussed it with the boards of
directors and they have decided be your partners and invest in your
proposal/business over there if you are intrested kindly furnish us
with the followings.

Your Full Name:

Office Address:

Home Address:

Phone/Fax No:

Country:

Amount Needed (optional):

Country that you need business clients:

Brief description of the nature of the bussiness optional):

NOTE: This informations are very important and you are to send them to my
private -e mail box below.
woodbridge_invest@swarmail.com Once your application has been successful you
will be contacted by the manager himself for further instruction hope to
hear from you and we would have
loves you to visit our company's website for more information about our
company but it is currently undergoing reconstruction due to the fact
that we want to upload some security programmes on it.

Best Regards,
Mr Chrsitopher Woodbridge,

Financial Manager,
Swift Investment Uk.

Office Phone:+44703 1909138
Mobile Phone:+44703 1911287

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